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World War II in Color


From The Atlantic In 1942, soon after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Office of War Information (OWI).

 

Blunt and Insensitive?


British singer James Blunt is being criticized for posting this photo of himself near a broken down building near to former Nazi prison camp Auschwitz with the caption, “Uh, this is my hotel in Poland.” It is unclear whether or not the singer knew about his proximity to the former Nazi death camp, but as publications have pointed out, Blunt actually has five-star accommodations for the duration of his trip. So he might not be making a joke at the expense of holocaust victims, but he probably is a jerk.