‘America’s Oldest Park Ranger’ Is Only Her Latest Chapter

Betty Reid Soskin has fought to ensure that American history includes the stories that get overlooked. As she turns 100, few stories have been more remarkable than hers.

Did Nazis Produce These Uranium Cubes? Researchers Look for an Answer.

Determining whether the cubes were produced by Nazi Germany could lead to more questions, such as whether the Nazis could have had enough to create a critical reaction.

A Personal Pilgrimage to a Downed Warplane in Papua New Guinea

Thirty-three years after his first visit to the site, a photographer traveled to a remote jungle in search of a World War II plane that crashed there in 1944.

Opinion | The Forgotten Jews of the Forest

More than 70 years after World War II, we’re still learning about facets of the Holocaust.

Inge Ginsberg, Holocaust Survivor With a Heavy Metal Coda, Dies at 99

Her rich life, spanning three continents and 11 decades, entailed wartime espionage, volumes of poetry, songwriting and a late-career turn as a rock band’s frontwoman.

How 2 Jewish Sisters Built a Cultural Oasis During World War II

In “The Sisters of Auschwitz,” a best seller in the Netherlands for more than two years, Roxane van Iperen writes about the way Janny and Lien Brilleslijper staged their own form of resistance.

American Vet Returns to Italy to Greet ‘Bambini’ He Last Saw in 1944

The daughter of a World War II veteran used the internet to track down three children he was photographed with 77 years ago — after almost firing on them. On Monday, they finally met face to face.

Life at Seven Miles Below the Sea

Helen Scales talks about “The Brilliant Abyss,” and Rebecca Donner discusses “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.”

Felix Hall, a Soldier Lynched at Fort Benning, Is Remembered After 80 Years

No one was ever charged in his death in 1941. This month, a memorial was dedicated in Georgia — and a historian finally found a photograph of the young soldier.

The Black Reporter Who Exposed a Lie About the Atom Bomb

Charles H. Loeb defied the American military’s denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed.

A World War II Spy Didn’t Live to Tell Her Tale. Her Great-Great-Niece Will.

In her book, “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days,” Rebecca Donner examines the life of Mildred Harnack, part of the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany.

Jewish Burial Records Among Items Seized by U.S. Authorities

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said they plan to return 17 items — once headed for auction — to their communities.

The War on History Is a War on Democracy

A scholar of totalitarianism argues that new laws restricting the discussion of race in American schools have dire precedents in Europe.

City Approves Landmarks Honoring Chinese Americans and Native Americans

The Kimlau War Memorial in Manhattan has long been a symbolic gateway to Chinatown, while an archaeological site in Staten Island dates back 8,000 years.

Where Did Hideki Tojo’s Body Go After His Execution? A Mystery Is Solved.

The location of the remains of the wartime Japanese prime minister had been a puzzle. Now, documents reveal that U.S. forces secretly scattered his ashes into the Pacific Ocean.

Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era

The original was the work of Churchill and Roosevelt at the dawn of World War II. The new version pledges cooperation against 21st century global challenges and rivalries.

David Dushman, Soviet Soldier Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies at 98

Mr. Dushman is believed to have been the last surviving liberator of the camp. He went on to become a decorated fencer.

‘Apocalypse ’45’ Review: Graphic Images of Wartime

Candid testimonies from World War II veterans accompany vivid archival footage in this immersive documentary that showcases the myths we tell ourselves about war.

Roman Kent, Who Reminded the World of the Holocaust, Dies at 92

He galvanized survivors into a movement to memorialize the Holocaust and spoke often of his experience. “I didn’t want our past to become our children’s future,” he said.