May 5, 1945: Japanese Balloon Bomb Kills 6 in Oregon

Very interesting news I had never heard of. Seems that this day in 1945 the Japanese scored 6 kills in Oregon from their Balloon Bomb program. Very interesting read. See it here.

'Daniel Boone' star Fess Parker dies

Fess Parker, best known for playing Daniel Boone in a 1960s television series, died Thursday at his home near Santa Barbara, California, his publicist said. He was 85. A native of Texas, Parker served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before graduating from the University of Texas-Austin in 1950.

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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

These aviators — all women — got long-overdue recognition on Wednesday. They received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor given by Congress, in a ceremony on Capitol Hill. They flew non-combat missions, but 38 were killed in service. You can read the full story from MSNBC here.

Renegade German war hero who saved French port dies

A renegade former member of Germany's World War Two navy, who thwarted plans to wreck the French port of Bordeaux by retreating Nazi forces, has died at the age of 91, officials said.

"My family were Huguenots (protestant Christians) and I acted according to my Christian conscience," Stahlschmidt told Reuters in a rare interview in 1997."

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Miep Gies, Anne Frank protector, dies at 100

CNN is reporting "Miep Gies, who ensured the diary of Anne Frank did not fall into the hands of Nazis after the teen's arrest, has died. She was 100."

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USS Missouri back in Pearl Harbor

Battleship Missouri comes out of drydock at Pearl Harbor after months of maintenance. Read the full story here:

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100108_Battleship_Missouri_back_home.html

Alleged Nazi Guard on Trial

A German court put John Demjanjuk on trial Monday to face charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp, and his lawyer immediately accused the court of bias.

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