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On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Born on the Isle of Wight on Sept. 25, 1932, Murphy completed his national service with the Royal Air Force — his two brothers died during World War II — and then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Duda has backed Ukraine but there have been tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw over the exhumation of Polish victims of World War II atrocities in Ukraine.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Born on the Isle of Wight on Sept. 25, 1932, Murphy completed his national service with the Royal Air Force — his two brothers died during World War II — and then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Duda has backed Ukraine but there have been tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw over the exhumation of Polish victims of World War II atrocities in Ukraine.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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