# 1944
Today in History: United States Executes A 14-Year-Old Boy For Hate Crimes (1944)
In 1944, the United States was a segregated nation and would be for another two decades. Especially in the South, it wasn't unusual for small (and even larger) towns to be completely…
This Man Was the Only WWII Fighter Pilot in Europe to Earn the Medal of Honor
During World War II battles were waged as much in the air as they were on the ground. It was…
This Day In History: The Soviets Break The Nazi Siege of Leningrad (1944)
On this day in 1944, the Red Army permanently broke the siege of the Soviet Union’s second larges city. The…
This Day In History: The Battle Of The Bulge Begins (1944)
On this day, one of the last great battles of WWII began in Belgium in 1944. The Battle of the…
This Day In History: The Warsaw Uprising Ends (1944)
On this date in history, the great Polish uprising against Nazi rule came to an end. The Warsaw Uprising ends…
This Day In History: The US Marines Invade the Island of Peleliu (1944)
On this day in 1944, during WW II, the U.S. 1st Marine Division lands on the island of Peleliu, one…
This Day In History: Report That Italian Resistance To Hitler Was Spreading (1944)
On this day in history in 1944, Allied intelligence receives information that, the Italian Resistance was expanding its activities in…
This Day In History: The Allies Liberate Paris in WWII (1944)
On this day in history, the allies liberated Paris. This is also known as the Battle of Paris. The French…
10 Facts About The Warsaw Uprising (1944) You May Not Know
In the final days of World War II, the people of Poland found themselves between Nazi Germany and their old…
Today in History, the First V1 Rockets were launched by Hitler (1944).
By 1944, it was clear that the Germans were no longer winning the war, although they still occupied a significant…