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The Great Girl Scout Cookie Shortage of World War II

(via mental_floss) In the early spring of 1943, Girl Scout Cookie chairwoman A.A. Rabe had some devastating news for residents

(via Great Big Story) At the end of World War II, Germany was divided. Berlin, its capital, was in crisis.

(via mental_floss) In the early spring of 1943, Girl Scout Cookie chairwoman A.A. Rabe had some devastating news for residents

(via Retronaut) Shortly after entering World War II, the US military found that delivering immense volumes of mail to and

(via Atlas Obscura) In the waning months of World War II, as the likelihood of a land invasion of the

(via Atlas Obscura) Mike Wada’s photos and prints— along with those of the few dozen artists who worked at Amache

(via History.com) Shortly before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the skies over the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

(via retronaut) These color photos of London, spanning from the dark days of the Blitz to the triumphant celebrations of

(via Great Big Story) An Italian immigrant named Hector Boiardi invented it, but the U.S. Military canned pasta and tomato

(via The Guardian) The Lorenz teleprinter was used to send coded messages between Adolf Hitler and his generals. But after

(via Atlas Obscura) For 70 years, a mug held a secret: a necklace and gold ring, stored in a false

(via Great Big Story) During WWII a secret division known now as the “ghost army” conducted over 20 tactical operations