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Night at least, the cares and dangers which beset us, and make for the children an evening of happiness in a world of storms. >> president roosevelts last christmas as commander in chief came in 1944. he had just been re-elected to a fourth term, and with the war ending, he spoke on radio from his house at hyde park, new york. >> it is not easy to say merry christmas to you, my fellow americans, in this time of destructive war, nor can i say merry christmas lightly tonight to our armed forces at...

Dangers which beset us and make for the children an evening of happiness in a world of storm. >> president roosevelts last christmas as commander in chief came in 1944. he had just been re-elected to a fourth term, and with the war ending, he spoke on radio from his house at hyde park, new york. >> it is not easy to say merry christmas to you, my fellow americans, in this time of destrictive war, nor can i say merry christmas lightly tonight to our armed forces at their battle stations all over ...

Who betrayed anne frank? this has been a lingering questions for decades since they were outed to the nazis in 1944. now a new cold case investigation using modern techniques has identified a surprise suspect, a jewish notary named arnold van den bergh. researchers say he probably gave them up to save his family. the book is by rosemary sullivan and she joins us now. this is fascinating. talk to us about the significance of this discovery. you dont say it was definitely van den bergh, but you ta...

The proceedings, thinking how astonishing that they are being held to account. and, you know, i had a conversation a week before that with the former judge of the international court ofjustice — a wonderful man, thomas buergenthal, whod been a child at auschwitz, who had been in the care ofjosef mengele. he survived and he went on to have a wonderful career and he said to me, "can you imagine, philippe, "if in 1944, when i was in auschwitz, "there was a law called "the prevention and punishmen...

I think africa is beginning to recognise that our heritage is real. i think were beginning to realise that blue—eyed guys like you, and scandinavians and people from all over the world, are actually a part of the african diaspora. thats powerful. as was his commitment to conservation. in 1989 he was appointed head of kenyas national wildlife agency, his war against poaching symbolised by the public burning of tonnes of stolen ivory. richard leakey was born in nairobi in 1944, the son of two fa...

Heritage is real. i think were beginning to realise that blue—eyed guys like you, and scandinavians and people from all over the world, actually are part of the african diaspora. thats powerful. as was his commitment to conservation. in 1989 he was appointed head of kenyas national wildlife agency, his war against poaching symbolised by the public burning of tonnes of stolen ivory. richard leakey was born in nairobi in 1944, the son of two famous anthropologists. he suffered throughout his lif...

Its a question that has plagued historians ever since the end of the second world war. who was it who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? anne died in a concentration camp in 1945, at the age of 15, after two years in hiding in amsterdam. her diary, published after her death, is probably the most famous first—hand account ofjewish life during the war. using new investigative techniques, detectives have revealed the identity of the man thought to have betrayed the frank family, as a...

Its picture—perfect location is in the east sussex village where dame vera lived for the last 40 years of her life. it�*s clear that she took great care to preserve items that tell the story notjust of her life, but also of the times. she wore this khaki shirt and shorts while on a three—month tour in 1944. her visit to the 14th army in burma became the stuff of legend. it was her idea to go there, and she was banned from writing anything down in case it fell into enemy hands. but she kept...

In the revealing of ann franks hiding place to the nazis. the key piece of evidence came in the note to franks father alleging disclosed the hideout possibly in an effort to save his own family. the frank family lived in secret in amsterdam for nearly two years before the nazis found them in 1944. franks diary was published after her death in a concentration camp at the age of 15. and be sure to tune in later today to cnn speaks with the author of the book that outlines the new details of this...

The story notjust of her life, but also of the times. as a precocious and talented youngster, she took to performing and never looked back. i wasjust an ordinary little girl in east ham, brought up. its nice to know that people, ordinary people, can achieve something in some way. during the second world war, her radio show sincerely yours provided notjust entertainment, but also great solace to the troops fighting overseas. this letter of mine is getting to be a sort of rendezvous, where husband...