U.S. bombers dropped 118 tons of bombs and 6,000 incendiaries on Pohnpei during World War II, leveling the town of Kolonia. ... That arrangement has given the U.S. an invaluable strategic edge in the Pacific Ocean since the end of World War II. . ..…

I would follow that hypothesis up with a second question:  If the US came out of World War II as it did with a four-year monopoly on the atomic bomb, Germany and Japan having been destroyed, and believing that the Soviets were at least 10 years away from producing their..…

Across the board, people from countries on both sides of World War II ascribe inflated weight to their contribution to the effort, according to new research. Russians view World War II very differently than, basically, people from every other country in..…

By police who mistook the in his hand for John Wrana, World War II veteran, lived in assisted living center, used walker to get around, and was shot and killed2-foot-long machete and fired multiple beanbag rounds from shotgun at close range.. ..…

Francis Vogt spent time at churches in Elmira, Rochester and Irondequoit, interrupted by a stint as an Army chaplain during World War II. . ..…

This area of law dates from the end of World War II, time forcing the world to adjust to huge flows of humanity. ..…

Thursday marks the 74th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a national day of mourning, for those who remember the war and those who don’t. . ... It was established by the Japanese government on March 28, 1959, to house the remains of the many soldiers who died..…

Prior to World War II Labor Department bore the responsibility for enforcing and administering our immigration laws.  ..…

How will U.S. capitalism respond to this new reality, shifts in the world balance of forces, and growing infeasibility of the post-World War II global order? ..…

Several years ago, while on business trip to New Delhi, I remarked to Indian, Hindu, on the beauty of his Sansad Bhavan, or Parliament House.. ..…

The redirection of Japanese strategy to target America brought United States into World War II. ..…

The “duty to rescue” at sea became part of international treaty law after World War II, but belong to the oldest customary laws, internalized by sailors throughout the world’s waterways. . ... The “duty to rescue” at sea became part of international treaty law after..…

Commissioned as a Navy officer during World War II, Hopper led a team that produced the Mark I, an early prototype of the electronic computer. ... He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat medic in World War II, then clerked for two..…

This area of humanitarian law dates from the end of World War II, a time when millions of Europeans were displaced, forcing the world to adjust to huge flows of humanity. ... Global Power and John Dower’s The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World..…

TOKYO -- government-sponsored for the dead was held on Aug on the anniversary of the end of World War II, at Nippon Budokan Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward... ..…

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A pop-up exhibit was held downtown here on Wednesday to honor Asian women victimized by Japanese troops as sex slaves during World War II (WWII). . ..…

In pre-recorded radio address, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. 1947. ..…

Saturday marked the anniversary of the end of Battle of Stalingrad, with the surrender of German troops, in Second World War, where about 800,000 German and Axis troops were either killed or captured, including German Sixth Army and its commander-in-chief shattering blow to..…

TOKYO Emperor Naruhito expressed deep remorse over Japan's World War II in his first appearance at the ceremony marking the end of the hostilities.. ..…

At Japanese- Americans were being incarcerated, they were also valued members of U.S military during World War II, Europe and Pacific.. ... Here we affirm our congressman and Spark Matsunaga on the memorial sums up the patriotism of Japanese- Americans during World..…

Bretton Woods System as it was established by the end of World War II bestowed an exorbitant privilege to United States when the dollar became the point of reference for the currency system following the Bretton Woods Accord. ... The policy of United States has accelerated the..…