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Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Aug. 12, 1940: Britain declares wasting food to be illegal.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 12, 1945: US announces Japan can keep Hirohito as emperor, but only if he is not proclaimed to be divine.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Aug. 11, 1940: German Messerschmitt Me 109s first operate as fighter-bombers, against British ships.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 11, 1945: Gen. Douglas MacArthur declared Allied Supreme Commander, with the authority to accept Japanese surrender.

Lessons from the 1940s - Have Faith

Here's a poster you wouldn't see today: "Strong in the strength of the Lord, we who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won." While researching my World War II novels, I was surprised at the religious tone in the writings. Top Ten songs like "Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer," "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," and a humble prayer in the middle of the lyrics of "American Patrol." A prayer on the front page of the local newspaper on D-Day. Mainstream movies ...

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Aug. 10, 1940: Germany bans speaking French in Luxembourg and listening to BBC in Belgium.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 10, 1945: Emperor Hirohito tells Japanese government to accept Potsdam Declaration demanding unconditional surrender; Japanese send word to US that they will surrender if they can retain Hirohito as emperor.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Aug. 9, 1940: First flight of medium bomber North American B-25 Mitchell.
65 Years Ago—Aug. 9, 1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki by B-29 Bock's Car, flown by Maj. Charles Sweeney; about 35,000 killed. Soviets invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

Today in World War II History

65 Years Ago—Aug. 8, 1945: Soviet Union declares war on Japan.

Today in World War II History

65 Years Ago—Aug. 7, 1945: Japanese first fly Nakajima Kikka jet fighter, essentially a copy of the German Messerchmitt Me 262.

Hungry?

When was the last time you were truly hungry? I don't mean, "I could really go for some chocolate right now." I don't mean Daisy the yellow lab eyeing the treat in my hand. I mean faint-headed, pain-in-your-gut, can't-think-of-anything-but-food hunger. In modern-day America, true hunger is a rare thing, thank goodness. At Vacation Bible School this summer, a fourth-grade girl told me she was starving. She couldn't go on. She couldn't stand. I asked if she'd had breakfast. Oh yes, she said, an...

Today in World War II History

65 Years Ago—Aug. 6, 1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by B-29 Enola Gay, flown by Col. Paul Tibbetts Jr.; about 78,000 killed. Maj. Richard Bong, leading US fighter pilot ace (40 victories), is killed testing jet fighter in California.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Aug. 5, 1940: Latvia admitted to USSR.