Germany surrenders: Ed Kennedy’s day of infamy
Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press gained international fame, then infamy, when he became the first correspondent to report the end of the war in Europe.
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Japanese balloon bomb kills 6 in Oregon
On May 5, 1945, a Japanese bomb exploded in an Oregon forest, killing six civilians — the only Americans killed by enemy action in the continental U.S. during World War II.
Read moreHitler’s demise: ‘The bloody dog is dead’
The German announcement that Adolf Hitler was dead spawned more skepticism than celebration among the Allies.
Read moreErnie Pyle killed on Ie Shima
The fighting man lost its best friend and greatest advocate on April 18, 1945, when Ernie Pyle was killed by a Japanese machine-gunner on Ie Shima.
Read moreMurrow at Buchenwald: ‘I pray you to believe what I have said’
Edward R. Murrow wasn’t the first correspondent to file a report from newly liberated Buchenwald, but his harrowing dispatch had a sizable impact on public opinion.
Read moreOkinawa: The ‘easy’ victory that wasn’t
On April 1, 1945, U.S. soldiers and marines walked virtually unopposed onto the shores of Okinawa. They didn’t believe victory could be so easy. It wouldn’t be.
Read moreOne year of World War II on Deadline
A look back at some of the top stories from the first year of World War II on Deadline.
Read moreMaking Manzanar: The first internment camp
Initial coverage of the California facility reflected little to no concern for its Japanese American residents.
Read moreCrossing the Rhine: The Bridge at Remagen
The 9th Armored Division’s thrust across the Rhine on March 7, 1945 caught everyone off guard, war correspondents included.
Read moreBethnal Green tragedy shakes London
An air raid that wasn’t sparked the worst civilian disaster of the war in the UK, leaving 173 people dead in a tube station.
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