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Over 800 Torres Strait Islander men enlisted in WWII despite being denied citizenship, voting rights, and equal pay. Their battalion remains the highest enlistment rate per capita in Commonwealth history.
Jean Lafaurie survived Nazi concentration camps and continues sharing his story with students across France at age 102. His message of solidarity and resistance resonates as he warns new generations about rising extremism in Europe.
Gerard Lanigan enlisted at 18 to fly planes in WWII, but the atomic bomb ended the war just as he finished training. The timing likely saved his life, and at 100, he still celebrates the adventure that shaped him.
A century-old atomic bomb survivor's dream came true when baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani knelt before her at a Dodgers game. The touching moment brought tears to everyone watching.
Rutgers University transformed an abandoned World War II military road into a thriving forest, with 300 volunteers planting hundreds of trees using a unique Japanese method. The student-led festival turned climate action into a celebration that could inspire similar projects across campuses nationwide.
After more than 80 years, six Solomon Islands soldiers who served in a secret WWII reconnaissance unit have finally been identified, reuniting families with their grandfathers' lost stories. Their discovery brings overdue recognition to men who defended Australia's northern coast but were sent home without veteran benefits.
Middle schoolers in New Jersey learned about resilience and hope from Fred Polak, whose parents fell in love while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. The Holocaust remembrance program brought together students, a 104-year-old WWII veteran, and powerful lessons about combating hate.
Dr. Mark Olsky was born on a train carrying 1,000 Jewish women to a concentration camp just days before WWII ended. Now he's sharing his mother's courage with the world.
A Spitfire pilot's shattered cockpit led a British doctor to invent the artificial lens that has restored sight to millions. A new poem honors this wartime medical breakthrough.
A crumbling Battle of Britain control tower in Hampshire is getting a £700,000 makeover into a holiday home that will share space with six species of resident bats. The restoration will preserve both wartime history and the protected animals that have called the building home for years.
An Auckland family transformed a WWII ammunition bunker in their backyard into a stunning mosaic masterpiece during pandemic lockdowns. What started as one woman's idea became a community project featuring heirlooms and memories from friends and family.
When cream vanished during World War II, American bakers invented buttermilk pie. This humble pantry creation became so delicious it outlasted the shortages that inspired it.
Dale Steele's liver was just three years old when he died at 100, making him the oldest organ donor in US history. His gift saved a life and proved age is no barrier to helping others.
George Franklin still leads his swing band every Monday at 104, just months away from becoming the world's oldest conductor. The WWII veteran has been making music for 97 years and credits it for his long, vibrant life.
George Franklin has been making music for nearly a century, and at 104, he's about to break a world record. The Western Australian musician will become the world's oldest band conductor in August, but he's more focused on the Monday night swing sessions he still leads.
A century-old former WWII codebreaker named Alice captivated children with tales of life without phones, secret wartime work, and her surprisingly simple secret to longevity. The heartwarming conversation shows what happens when curiosity meets a lifetime of wisdom.
A British soldier kept his promise to a Bergen-Belsen survivor in 1945, writing a letter that brought her home to Houston. Now, 80 years later, a museum exhibit celebrates that single act of kindness that changed everything.
Mike Hosokawa was imprisoned as a 3-year-old in a WWII Japanese internment camp, and now he's dedicating his retirement to teaching students about finding purpose after injustice. His message to Hickman High School students: get to know people from the inside out.
A World War II veteran who served in Germany at 18 and still bakes the sweet bread his grandmother taught him is turning 100 this weekend. His Decatur neighborhood is throwing him a drive-by party to honor a century of service and community spirit.
A New Orleans couple found a 1,900-year-old Roman grave marker in their backyard that went missing during WWII bombings in Italy. Thanks to an anthropologist's keen eye, the ancient artifact is finally heading home.
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