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Ben and Craig share their personal connection to 9/11 and the lasting significance of remembrance through the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Joanne Capestro reflects on her personal connection to 9/11 and the importance of honoring its legacy through the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Discover the history and enduring legacy of the Lincoln Memorial.

Learn about the Frederick Douglass Foundation’s mission to advance education, leadership and the enduring legacy of Frederick Douglass.

Behind the fierce frontline clashes of World War II, a hidden battle rages—one of espionage, deception and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics races to crack Germany’s seemingly unbreakable Enigma code, helping to change the course of the war. See more in this clip from World War II with Tom Hanks, Season 1, Episode 9, “Secrets and Lies.” Behind the fierce frontline clashes of World War II, a hidden battle rages—one of espionage, deception and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics races to crack Germany’s seemingly unbreakable Enigma code, helping to change the course of the war. See more in this clip from World War II with Tom Hanks, Season 1, Episode 9, “Secrets and Lies.”

A naval engineer’s failed attempt to stabilize sensitive ship equipment accidentally sends a spring tumbling down a shelf, sparking the creation of the Slinky, a simple misfire that bounces its way into becoming one of the most beloved toys of all time.

What do you do with superglue that instantly sticks to everything?

In Operation Torch, the first joint U.S.-British offensive of the war, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops—and their untested leader, Eisenhower—face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.

Although they are sometimes complicated, hand gestures and signs are an easy way for gang members to identify one another.

As Hitler’s influence extends beyond Germany and darkness descends across Europe, his hateful rhetoric fuels anti-Jewish persecution and, ultimately, genocide. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 7, “Darkness Falls.” New episodes Mondays at 8/7c.

See what’s to come in the new episode of World War II with Tom Hanks, premiering Mon., June 15 at 8/7c and streaming the next day.

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.