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Confederate statues symbolize role of racism in America

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Confederate statues symbolize role of racism in America

The renewed debate in the United States about monuments to historical figures associated with the Confederacy is part of the larger debate about the role of racism in this country.

Two June battles that changed history: Midway and Normandy

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Code of Honor's victory in Travers tops weekend U.S. horse racing action

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Entertainment News // 1 decade ago

Sweden's Princess Lilian, a former model, dead at 97

Princess Lilian of Sweden, a Welsh miner's daughter who was born and raised in Wales, died at her Stockholm home, Villa Solbacken, officials said. She was 97.

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British 'Iliad' expert Logue dead at 85

British poet Christopher Logue, who rewrote the classic "Iliad" into modern English, died at his home in London at the age of 85, his publisher announced.

Entertainment News // 1 decade ago

Bruckheimer producing 'Rommel' movie

Disney and Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer are working on a big-screen adaptation of Steven Pressfield's novel "Killing Rommel."

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Analysis: Nazi mines stop Egypt's oil flow

The legacy of Egypt's World War II invasion by Germany hampers the country's access to potentially vast energy resources.

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Defense Focus: MBTs still rule

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Rommel link to Holocaust examined

A German documentary argues that battlefield genius Erwin Rommel and the North African campaign he waged were connected to the Holocaust.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Nazis had plans for Palestinian Holocaust

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World War I

World War II

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( listen (help·info)) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), popularly known as the Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs, listen (help·info)), was a famous German Field Marshal of World War II.

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