The World War II Memorial opened at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 29, 2004. The memorial’s purpose to “honor the service of the 16 million members of the Armed Forces of the United States of
Switzerland’s executive body agreed Wednesday to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the six million Jews and other victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. The Federal Council, the seven-member executive branch, approved 2.5 million Swiss francs (about
Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan walked out of Tuesday’s U.N. Security Council Meeting and slammed the organization as “biased” following requests to reschedule the debate that took place the same day as Israel’s Memorial Day. “We made numerous requests to reschedule today’s debate,
Israel marked its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks on Tuesday against the backdrop of some of the deepest political divisions in its history and soaring tensions with Palestinians. Memorial Day is one of the most solemn moments
The WWE came under scrutiny on Wednesday when fans alleged that the company had used imagery from the Auschwitz concentration camp in a promo for one of its wrestlers, Dominik Mysterio. The image was shown on Saturday ahead of the first night
A woman has been left distraught by an “offensive” warning that the memorial on her mother’s grave would soon be removed. Kathleen Fountain-Hall, 68, from St Ann’s, said she found that a notice had been placed next to her late mother’s grave
Constance Marten’s baby is due to have her memorial service covered after a local Brighton funeral director offered to pay for the event. Harry Newington, the owner of H J Newington Independent Funeral Directors, has offered to cover the costs of the baby’s
During a visit to Volgograd to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad, two of Putin’s security guards were seen carrying black cases. It is said that one of the black cases carried by Putin’s security
u Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Holocaust Memorial Day and the 78th liberation anniversary of the Auschwitz concentration camp by reminding the world that “indifference kills.” “We know and remember that indifference kills along with hatred. Indifference and hatred are always capable of
King Charles and Camilla met with two genocide survivors – one from the Holocaust and another from Darfur – at Buckingham Palace this morning. After speaking with the two survivors, the royal couple lit a candle to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which