Topic: Nazi Germany

The world entered the nuclear age 75 years ago Thursday at a location in the central New Mexico desert where the U.S. government carried out the "Trinity" test, setting off a 105-pound, plutonium-based atomic core.

MSNBC political analyst Joy Reid will take over Chris Matthews' 7 p.m. EDT time slot on the network to host The ReidOut.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has accepted an invitation to tour the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia after he was criticized for anti-Semitic social media posts.

Soviet-era tanks, modern military hardware and thousands of troops paraded through Moscow Wednesday as President Vladimir Putin presided over a celebration of Russia's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the government will stage the Victory Day parade in about a month, after it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

French President Emanuel Macron led a series of events in Europe Friday that commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, with a small ceremony in Paris.

Russia conferred a medal on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of the 75th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day, according to Russian media and the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang.

Denis Goldberg, a South African anti-apartheid activist who spent 22 years in prison and was a close associate of Nelson Mandela, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 87.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed next month's Victory Day Parade until later this year due to the coronavirus disease, which has infected dozens of those who have been rehearsing the event.

Two professors who pioneered ways to use randomness to solve important questions about numbers won Norway's Abel Prize, the mathematics committee announced Wednesday.

An immigration judge ordered a German citizen and Tennessee resident to be removed from the United States citing his service as a concentration camp guard during World War II.

Chris Matthews, host of the popular political talk show Hardball on MSNBC, abruptly retired on Monday following a string of controversial remarks on his program and accusations of impropriety.

The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center in Jerusalem on Monday apologized for presenting videos that downplayed Soviet involvement in World War II at the World Holocaust Forum last month.

"Knives Out," "Jojo Rabbit" and "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" won at the Costume Designer Guild Awards, where Charlize Theron was honored with the Spotlight Award.

The House overwhelming passed a bipartisan bill on International Holocaust Remembrance Day to increase support and spending on education to raise awareness of the Holocaust and to curb anti-Semitism.