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The secret fate of Doolittle Raid plane No. 8: The bomber that vanished into the Soviet Union

In April 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers launched from the deck of USS Hornet in one of the most daring missions of World War II—the legendary Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. The crews knew their attack on ...

March 11 in world history: From Japan’s tsunami, COVID-19 pandemic declaration to other global events

March 11 marks a day of significant global events. In 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Japan faced a massive ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan defeat

As the United States dropped its atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, 1.6 million Soviet troops launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army occupying eastern Asia. Within days, ...
Reuters

Putin hails Soviet victory over Japan in courting Mongolia

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin cited a 1939 Soviet victory over the Japanese army as a foundation of relations with Mongolia during a visit to Ulan Bator on Wednesday, despite ...