Dynamic Directory - June 2, 2020

May 8th marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe), the end of WWII in Europe. After the War is over, Allied leaders disagree on what is best for the war-torn countries.

What makes a simple bar of soap a deadly weapon against COVID-19?

On the fourth Monday of May, Americans honor those who have died for their country. Hear a bugler playing "Taps," and learn about the history of this day of remembrance.

The Perfect Storm is a movie based on the true story of a fishing ship, called the Andrea Gail, which is lost at sea during the great storm of 1991.

Poems about suffering can move even the hardest of hearts. When she received a bad diagnosis, Janice Veldman used poetry to track what was happening to her.

This is the true story of how an ordinary young girl challenged a government over her concern for the lack of human rights in her country.

In this disastrous battle, from the patriots perspective, a tired and outnumbered British force (led by Banastre Tarleton) routed the Americans (led by Abraham Buford) near the border of North and South Carolina.

Born Hugh Smithson, Lord Percy was the 2nd Duke of Northumberland and a Member of Parliament. His half-brother willed funds to America which the government used to found the Smithsonian.

As shown in this map, the western shore of the Dead Sea is located in Israel while the eastern shore is in Jordan.

After Patriots forced General Howe and his fleet out of Boston, the Brits sailed into New York Harbor in June of 1776.

After the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Continental Congress authorized a new form of currency to be used throughout the United Colonies.

Ending on June 4, "Operation Dynamo" was a major naval rescue mission to save Allied forces from annihilation at the hands of Germany during the late spring of 1940.

It's the 6th of June, 1944, and everything depends on a full moon and perfect tide levels. Will this attempted invasion work?

You'll be surprised to learn the compelling story behind the famous painting by Edvard Munch called "The Scream."

On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse successfully tests an electrical telegraph. So why did it take years longer to send the first message?

As Alan Turing and his Bletchly Park colleagues worked feverishly to break the Enigma code, they caught a break when the Royal Navy captured U-110 on May 9, 1941. Onboard was a working Enigma machine and secret codes for the following month. Initially towing the disabled U-boat to Iceland, the crew with the secret treasure was redirected to Scotland.

Professor Wiles has won the Abel Prize for solving Fermat's Last Theorem. How long did it take to solve it? How did he do it?

Before the Pearl Harbor bombing, Japanese-Americans lived and worked on Terminal Island. After the bombing, their homes were destroyed and their way of life was gone forever.

Learn the story behind one of the most-famous photos of the U-boat War: The attack of U-569.