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Paul Alexander: Man in iron lung dies at 78, after contracting polio as a child

A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and who built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting...

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We know what 'foo fighters' that buzzed Second World War pilots really were, say scientists

In the 1940s, Allied pilots during the Second World War reported being hounded by fast-moving blobs, which they dubbed “ foo fighters ”. Shaped like clouds,...

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Strictly Come Dancing remembers our fallen heroes with poignant tale of war love

Strictly Come Dancing steps back in time tonight to pay a poignant Remembrance Sunday tribute to our heroes of the past.

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Proctor Valley Road: The history behind the ghost stories

To help 10News sort through what's real and what's not, reporter Madison Weil spoke with two paranormal researchers, one of whom grew up here in San Diego.

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Photo showing 'proof' that time travel is possible sparks huge debate | Weird | News

Social media users believe they have found irrefutable evidence that time travel is more science than fiction.

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Facing Scrutiny, a Museum That Holds 12,000 Human Remains Changes Course

The American Museum of Natural History said it would address its collecting of remains, which stretched into the 1940s and included practices now viewed as abusive and racist.

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San Diego veteran reminisces at World War II memorial

The beauty of the World War II memorial in Washington DC is a trip 80 years in the making for two veterans from San Diego.

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Recovered rare 80-year-old photos show a completely different version of Toronto

Toronto is a rapidly changing city, most times unrecognizable from decade to decade, and a new batch of recovered photos show just how much has cha...

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Carmen Jones Makes Library Sing

It's America in the 1940s, and World War II is still raging. Carmen Jones has started a fight in the parachute factory she works in, and it falls to…

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Sonia Handelman Meyer, Socially Conscious Photographer, Dies at 102

As a member of the Photo League in the 1940s and ’50s, she roved New York City, capturing the humanity of ordinary people. She was 87 when her work was rediscovered.

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