World War II
Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party Toru Hashimoto (C) speaks before press at the Osaka city hall in Osaka, western Japan on May 24, 2013. Two South Korean women forcibly drafted into Japanese military brothels during World War II have cancelled a meeting with Hashimoto who sparked outrage by calling them a wartime necessity.
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I wanted somebody to talk to because it wasn't like World War II and Vietnam when everybody had a neighbor who'd lost somebody, so I wrote to you. I thought if you responded maybe I'd have somebody that I could talk to about how you felt and how I felt
He was a professional baseball player who was also a spy during World War II
I tell the families, these are not portraits; these are like World War II vintage recruiting posters starring your loved one. When it’s presented in this way, a connection happens.More quotes »
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500 Judith Leiber handbags in East Hampton
into an upper-middle-class Jewish family in Budapest , Judith Peto had planned to study chemistry at a university when World War II broke out. Unable to study, she got a job at a handbag factory, learning the business from the ground up.Along with her parents Read more »
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Model aircraft soar at expo in Garden City
Dozens of model aircraft, from World War II-era bombers to foam-based planes shaped like Iron Man, were exhibited Saturday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, as builders, hobbyists and novices gathered for the largest showcase of its kind on Read more »
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Nassau County anniversaries, May 19:
They celebrated with family and parishioners at Parkway Community Church in Hicksville. George was a B-24 pilot during World War II. He ran a home-based ad agency at which Barbara Ann worked until they both retired in 2004. They have four children, seven grandchildren Read more »
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Discover Shanghai, China's free gems
end is the Peace Hotel, one of Shanghai's most famous buildings, where celebrities such as Cole Porter stayed before World War II . Nearby is a statue of Chen Yi, the city's first communist mayor in the '50s.Farther south, buildings including the former headquarters Read more »
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Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary
-- An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle.The comments Read more »
