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  Opinion: The dangerous mythology of Franz Ferdinand's assassination

  historyextra.com - Emma Mason

  The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 has been so manipulated and mythologised that it’s time we spoke of a ‘Sarajevo myth’, …

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  Misconceptions About World War I

  mentalfloss.com - Ellen Gutoskey

  The first World War was a global tragedy that shaped pretty much every major event in the 20th century. But despite the conflict's importance, …

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  Sailors from sunken navy ship recognized as 'buried at sea' after 77 years

  CNN - By Oren Liebermann

  (CNN) — For most of his life, Edward Salinas never knew he had a great uncle who served in World War II. The 26-year-old grew up in Edinburg, Texas, just north of the border with Mexico, thousands of miles away from where his relative was a crew member on one of the Navy's most famous sunken …

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  Honoring the Japanese-American soldiers who fought in WWII

  CBS News

  As we observe Memorial Day, we take a look back at the often overlooked 33,000 Japanese-Americans who served during World War II. Barry Peterson …

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  The Untold Truth Of This Historic WWII All-Black Female Battalion

  grunge.com - Chandler Stark

  One of the most important Black units in the army during WWII was the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female unit.

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  Effort to rename Benson post office after veteran progresses

  3newsnow.com - Ron Johnson

  OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Honoring the efforts of those who’ve served our country during war is a big deal for Alan Dorn. The senior vice commander of the …