Today marks 81 years since the end of the second battle of Guam, a tipping point in the Pacific during World War II when U.S. forces overtook Imperial Japan and recaptured the island. And the moment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on July 21, 1944, as the invasion of Guam began in the final year of World War II. Editor’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tennessee —Best known for its Civil War sites and proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, the city of Knoxville also ...

Liberation Day is Guam’s most significant commemorative event, and July 21st, 2024, marks 80 years since the U.S. military delivered the island from Imperial Japanese occupation during World War II.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 21, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. World War II had dragged on for five years when U.S.

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee —Best known for its Civil War sites and proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains, the city of Knoxville also has a monument to dogs killed in the 1944 Battle of Guam. At the ...