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Amid pandemic, the loneliest of D-Day remembrances is observed in France

Amid pandemic, the loneliest of D-Day remembrances is observed in France

Compared to last year, when many tens of thousands came to the northern French beaches of Normandy to cheer the dwindling number of World War II veterans, the coronavirus lockdown turned this year's D-Day remembrance into one of the eeriest ever.
by The Associated Press

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'Lest We Forget': The voices of WWII veterans

'Lest We Forget': The voices of WWII veterans

The voices of World War II veterans collected by the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
by MPR News Staff

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Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army

Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army

Flying has always been the passion of Dick Kern’s life. He started with model airplanes, then manned the tail gun of a B-24 bomber in World War II.
by Evan Frost

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Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio

Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio

Ray Suarez hosts APM Reports documentary: “Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio.”
by MPR News Staff

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Correcting America's Historical Memory'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Correcting America's Historical Memory'

Pulitzer Prize-winning historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed spoke in a 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival session titled, "Correcting America's Historical Memory."

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V-E Day: Europe celebrates a subdued 75th anniversary during COVID-19 pandemic

V-E Day: Europe celebrates a subdued 75th anniversary during COVID-19 pandemic

"Today, 75 years later, we are forced to commemorate alone, but we are not alone!" Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says, celebrating international unity in the post-war era.
by Frank Langfitt, Colin Dwyer and Bill Chappell

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The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

This APM Reports documentary, "The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts," features rarely heard archival audio and explores how the Roosevelts revolutionized political communication in America.
by MPR News Staff

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