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The parade on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender on September 2, 1945, which ended the Second World War. China was one of the Allied nations fighting Germany, Japan and Italy.

2025 Calendar Matches 1941: Netizens Stunned by Surprising Historical Parallel

In 2025, the calendar matches 1941, sparking online buzz and historical comparisons. While just a date pattern, it’s fueling talk of repeating history amid global tensions.

Is Ukraine’s 'Spider's Web' attack Russia’s Pearl Harbour moment? What happened on Dec 7, 1941 and the next day

Some military commentators are now likening the operation to a modern-day “Pearl Harbour” - not in scale of bloodshed, but in shock value and potential to shift the course of war.

India’s role in helping Red Army withstand the Siege of Stalingrad

India has been slowly coming around to recognizing the contribution of Indians to the Allied victory in WWII - which has largely been viewed as part of the colonial legacy. As India implements Operation Sindoor this Victory Day, it becomes important to preserve the memory of the myriad contributions and sacrifices made by these brave men

The women spies who fooled the Nazis with simple tricks

Women spies sometimes fooled people simply by picking clothes to match their cover story - for example, an apron for a farmers' assistant - or appearing calm when stopped. Indeed, more drastic and constant changes to appearance could backfire, as they did in the case of Indian princess and British spy Noor Inayat Khan.

US bomb from World War II explodes at Japanese airport, causing large crater in taxiway

Hundreds of tons of unexploded bombs from the war remain buried around Japan and are sometimes dug up at construction sites.

On this day, September 15 - Know what happened today in history

September 15 has seen some profound events throughout history, shaping the world in various ways. From a significant corporate collapse to pivotal legal changes and groundbreaking milestones in engineering, this date reflects a range of transformative occurrences.

On this day, September 12 - Know what happened today in history

September 12 has witnessed events that shaped history and celebrated personalities who made their mark. From space exploration to political upheavals, this day highlights significant milestones that continue to inspire and influence our world today.

On this day, September 7 - Know what happened today in history

On 7 September, history witnessed the tragic assassination of Bulgarian dissenter Georgi Markov, the signing of a landmark treaty over the Panama Canal, and the start of the devastating Blitz in London.

Today in history, August 25: A day of significant milestones and achievements

August 25 marks significant moments in history, including Voyager 1's entry into interstellar space and the liberation of Paris in World War II. These events highlight humanity's enduring quest for exploration and freedom.

‘World War II was the foundational event for Indian aviation’: Aashique Ahmed Iqbal

Aashique Ahmed Iqbal, history professor at Krea University, Andhra Pradesh, whose book 'The Aeroplane and the Making of Modern India' released recently, says, the story of international aviation has usually been focused on a handful of mostly Western states which have a bulk of the world's aeroplanes.

The 2022 report card for equity, currencies and other assets

The year provided a humbling experience to multi-asset investors who were always bailed out by bonds when equities crashed. The year saw global equities and bonds fall over 10 percent simultaneously, an unprecedented event in the last three decades.

Ken Burns Explores America’s Inaction During the Holocaust

“The U.S. and the Holocaust” undermines the frequently heard rationale that Americans in the 1930s did not know how ugly the persecution of Jews had become.

Ex-Nazi concentration camp guard, 101, is oldest to sentenced for war crimes

Josef Schuetz was found guilty of being an accessory to murder in at least 3,500 cases while working as a prison guard at the Sachsenhausen camp in Oranienburg, north of Berlin, between 1942 and 1945.

Rolex worn during World War II 'Great Escape' sells for $1,89,000 in New York

The watch was worn by Gerald Imeson on the night of March 24, 1944, when a group of Allied soldiers undertook the daring escape that inspired the 1963 movie starring Steve McQueen.

Russians will always remember India's contribution in World War II: Denis Alipov

The envoy said this in a message on the occasion of the ‘Victory Day’, which marks the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

'Our real Victory Day': Ukrainians shun Soviet World War II anniversary

The Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany has traditionally been a holiday of national pride in the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Secretary Mimi Reinhardt, who typed the Schindler’s list, dies at 107

Schindler hired Mimi Reinhardt during one of his apparent recruitment drives, which were in reality guises to keep Jewish workers from being sent to gas chambers. Reinhardt knew shorthand and was hired as a typist.

This is how World War III begins

Before the invasion, we had the Russian invasions of Georgia, Crimea and eastern Ukraine; the Russian carpet bombing of Aleppo, Syria; the use of exotic radioactive and chemical agents against Russian dissidents on British soil; Russian interference in U.S. elections and massive hacks of our computer networks; the murder of Boris Nemtsov and the blatant poisoning and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.

EXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify attacks in Ukraine

This goes back to 1941 when Ukraine, at the time part of the Soviet Union, was occupied by Nazi Germany. Some Ukrainian nationalists welcomed the Nazi occupiers, in part as a way to challenge their Soviet opponents

Crashed World War II aircraft found in India after 77 years

The C-46 transport aircraft was carrying 13 people from Kunming in southern China when it disappeared in stormy weather over a mountainous stretch of Arunachal Pradesh state in the first week of 1945.

Sabine Weiss, pioneer of street photography, dies at 97

Sabine Weiss was the last of the French humanist photography school of post-World War II that reimagined the evocative powers of images, which included Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis and Brassai.

COVID-19 pandemic caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II: Oxford study

The research team assembled an unprecedented dataset on mortality from 29 countries, spanning most of Europe, the US and Chile -- countries for which official death registrations for 2020 had been published.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Views of Japan, and its impact on the world

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics coming to an end, a look at two new books on Japan’s influence and the ways in which we react to it.