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B-17 Bomber Pilot John H. "Lucky" Luckadoo recalls his harrowing experience during "Black Week" in October 1943, as a member of the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force, which became known as the "Bloody Hundredth."

U.S. Navy veteran George Olson recalls his experience at the Battle of Okinawa and his miraculous escape when his ship, the USS Twiggs, was sunk during a Japanese kamikaze attack.

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Jack McDowell recalls his experience as a Marine, from his time in boot camp at Montford Point, to the occupation of Tokyo, and the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines.

U.S. Navy Veteran Steve Ellis talks about what it was like to endure a kamikaze attack during World War II..

Holocaust survivor Maud Dahme talks about her experience as a "hidden child" during the Holocaust in the Netherlands.

U.S. Army Veteran James Deal recalls his experience on D-Day during World War II.

B-17 Bomber Pilot John H. "Lucky" Luckadoo explains the "Four F's" that plagued every bomber pilot during World War II—fear, fighter jets, flak and freezing temperatures.

B-17 Bomber Pilot John H. "Lucky" Luckadoo talks about what it took to survive World War II.

U.S. Navy veteran George Olson recalls seeing the flag raising at Iwo Jima from his ship, the USS Twiggs.

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A makeshift solution at a crowded fair, when a vendor runs out of dishes and rolls a waffle into a cone, unexpectedly transforms how ice cream is served, turning a moment of improvisation into one of the most iconic treats in the world. But what's the real truth behind the legendary story?

From strange anti-snoring devices to Inspire® therapy, see how sleep apnea treatment evolved through one patient’s experience.

Two former presidents may have shown signs of sleep apnea long before modern science gave the condition a name.

From Dickens’ Pickwick Papers to modern Inspire® therapy, explore how sleep apnea treatment has evolved over nearly two centuries.

After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 2, "Blitz." #WorldWarIIWithTomHanks

The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 3, "Barbarossa."