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With fake weapons and phony uniforms, they helped win WWII. Now, they're finally getting medals.

Caption: A soldier sits next to a fake inflatable tank used by the U.S. Army during World War II. The inflatables and other decoys were deployed in Europe to fool enemy troops about the positions and movements of real Army units., Credit: Ghost Army Legacy Project

The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations.

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Rebel Without A Script

From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors

Nicholas Ray’s ‘troubled teen’ picture, ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ opened in the US on 27th October, 1955. The film was eagerly anticipated, partly du...

Slava Ukraini with Frank Pichel Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Frank transporting his first group of Ukrainian passengers. , Credit: Frank Pichel

In the first part of this story we heard from Uliana Bazar who, with her husband, Matthew Propert, left their home in Ukraine five hours before th...

GN_4.26_NazisAgainstNazis

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4

A community in Germany fights back an annual nazi parade with pledges to a group that counters hate groups.

Husayn Means Beauty: The Attraction of the Seventh Century Martyr (1 of 2) (ENCORE)

From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit

Scholars and religious leaders explore the impact of Husayn and the devotion of the 15-20 million pilgrims who visit his shrine each year. Part 1 o...

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Part 1: The road back to Jerusalem

From: Steve Ray
Series: Christian China and the end of times

In part one of our "China's road to Jerusalem" series, we set the the stage for the inevitable collapse of the west as we know it.

The Mosquito Crusader

From: Jake Smith

Caption: Fred L. Soper crossing a bridge to investigate an area where yellow fever occurred, Credit: Photo by Wilbur A. Sawyer courtesy National Library of Medicine

Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the mosquito that now causes Zika virus—and it sullied his reputation forever.

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Unspun Looks At The History of NATO and The Cuban Crisis with Retired Historian Michael Faulkner

From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling

We chat with retired educator and historian, Mike Faulkner, in London, about the real history of the first Cold War and Cold War II being created b...

A visit with the string whisperer

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Roland Feller is responsible for the well-being of many of the city's stringed instruments. When you imagine him working on a violin, picture him s...

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