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Despite the U.S. not being at war, the fall of France and the Low Countries in June 1940 triggered a far-reaching American military mobilization effort.

A little over two weeks after succeeding FDR, President Harry Truman learned the United States had been developing an atomic superweapon.

A little over two weeks after succeeding FDR, President Harry Truman learned the United States had been developing an atomic superweapon.

Even though the scientist was the mastermind behind the atomic bomb, he believed the second bombing was unjustified and made efforts to impede the advancement of the much more potent hydrogen bomb, resulting in an investigation on his political inclinations

A New York Times reporter found the story in U.S. Sen. Elmer Thomas autobiography after being inspired by the Oscar-nominated film "Oppenheimer."

The poor people of Booger Hollow, Ark.,deep in the Ozark Mountains, had taken years & years to save $75 towardbuilding a community house. Last week…

Even a brilliant script can be enhanced on set. The Envelope spoke to the film’s cast and crew, who shared insights into how the Oscar-nominated screenplay transformed from the page to the screen.

Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley deserves credit for not letting history forget that Lorainites contributed to the atomic bomb which ended World War II. There were many men and women from Lorain who contributed or sacrificed their lives during the war from Sept. 1, 1939, to Sept. 2, 1945. Lorain native Major Lofton R. Henderson was […]

The film “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan, was released to critical acclaim July 21, and detailed the construction, usage and consequences of the atomic bombs — which had ties to a Lorain resident, the current mayor and a general — dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. For Lorain resident Bernice Wargo, […]

As we approach the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, here is what readers learned in the Dec. 8 edition of the Free Press.