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Here's what it takes to put on the country's biggest WWII reenactment
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For one weekend a year, the shores of Lake Erie in Conneaut, Ohio turn into the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in 1944. It’s the largest WWII reenactment in the U.S., and costs hardly anything to put on.
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Since the 1930s, mobile homes have served an essential role in America’s housing stock
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They are an affordable housing option in a country where so few affordable housing options exist.
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Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first CARE packages sent to Europe
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On May 11, 1946, war-torn Europe received its first batch of U.S. CARE packages.
The global refugee crisis is the worst since WWII
Only 1 percent of refugees worldwide end up formally resettled.
Its economic growth sputtering, China puts on a parade
Thursday's military pageant in Tian'anmen Square comes at a crucial time.
Selling bonds to fund the war and fight inflation
Ken McGee sold the debt securities for $18.75, going door-to-door in Oklahoma.
Greeks talk reparations while Germans talk euro debt
Greece says Germany owes it about $300 billion in reparations for World War II.
Long-lost WWII photographs are found
Levi Bettwieser's Rescued Film Project recovers untold history one photo at a time
How the GI Bill created a market for the GED
Once popular among primarily soldiers, the GED now serves a different demographic
How political history influences what’s on your plate
What do Prohibition, World War II and immigration policy have to do with your food? Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses reasons why American food is what it is today.