Alternative transportation suggestions at the peak of the gas and rubber shortage during WWII? Why yes, we have a pogo. What a crazy world we live in.
Tag: WWII
Imprint has a great collection of newspaper front page clippings from the personal collection of Rick Meyerowitz’s father, Hy, who collected these during World War II. The newspaper front pages each proclaim a significant moment in WWII in giant, bold letters, something that is a rare sight nowadays in newsprint media.
This is the trailer for a documentary called Honor Flight about a group in the Midwest (Stars and Stripes Honor Flight) that flies WWII veterans out to Washington, D.C. for free to see the memorial built in honor of them.
AP: Explosives experts in Germany detonated the remains of a 550-pound World War II bomb in central Munich on Tuesday. About 3,000 residents were forced to leave their homes and debris caused fires in several nearby buildings. (Aug. 29) I wonder who foots the cleanup bill.
Say what? This abandoned complex known as the Murphy Ranch was the site of secret Nazi communications during WWII. Weird LA!
Photo: AP Photo/USHMM/LOC This photo above has the inscription “The last Jew in Vinnitsa” on the back and it is part of the World War II Holocaust photo post over at The Atlantic. If you can believe it, the photo above is probably the least offensive of the bunch. The rest of them are truly [...]
