Bones found at site in Japan where forced laborers died in WWII

In February 1942, part of the ceiling of a mine shaft collapsed, flooding the mine and killing the 183 workers inside.

• Aug 27

WWII veteran fulfills decades-old contract, conducts band on his 100th birthday

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Arnald Gabriel, now 100, was once the conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band. Under his leadership, it became internationally renowned.

• Aug 15

Victims' families remember Nazi ship sunk with prisoners on board

The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of prisoners died as the ship sank in the horrific and little-known disaster.

• Aug 10

The sinking of the Cap Arcona Nazi ship

The Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship, was attacked by British Royal Air Force planes near the end of World War II. Thousands of prisoners died as the ship sank in the horrific and little-known disaster.

• Aug 10
• 25:35

Filmmakers, SF Japantown museum reflect on 80-years since first Atomic Bomb

This summer, the NJAHS resurrected an exhibit from 30 years ago to remember the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs that the United States dropped on Japan on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945.

• Aug 8

80 years since the Hiroshima atomic bomb

Hiroshima, Japan, is marking 80 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city during World War II. Anna Coren has more.

• Aug 6
• 02:17

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing

Wednesday marks 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people. A memorial service to remember the victims was held in Japan. CBS News' Anna Coren has more.

• Aug 6
• 04:18

Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing

The United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II.

• Aug 6

WWII bomb found in Germany, prompting thousands to evacuate

Around 80 years after the war, Germany remains littered with unexploded bombs, often uncovered during construction work.

• Aug 6

80 years since Hiroshima atomic bombing

Japan is marking 80 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, during World War II. CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has more details.

• Aug 6
• 04:39

Play based on Nazi’s photo album from Auschwitz

A Nazi’s photo album shows top officers at Auschwitz singing, socializing, and lighting a Christmas tree at a time when hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed in the concentration camp.

• Jun 29
• 13:34

Explorers find bell from WWII ship that sank with 167 crew on board

Explorers have discovered wartime torpedoes among the wreckage of a sunken U.S. destroyer that went down near the Solomon Islands during World War II.

• Jul 22

A historic day for American scientific power

July 16 marks the anniversary of the first atomic bomb test and the first mission to the moon. John Dickerson shares his thoughts on an event that revealed the terrifying, destructive power of human knowledge and another that revealed its daring ambition.

• Jul 16
• 02:10

Missing WWII soldier's lighter reunited with family after 80 years

Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.

• Jul 16

WWII ship sunk by U.S. found in Pacific, still armed with unused munitions

The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.

• Jul 15

Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor

A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.

• Jul 8

WWII veterans brought together by July 4th

Three World War II veterans turned a simple museum cookout in Northern California into something they will never forget. CBS News Bay Area's Rick Villaroman shows why their stories made the 4th of July celebration a lot more meaningful

• Jul 4
• 02:54

Veteran finally awarded medals

During World War II, Army medic Peter Fantasia was captured and held as a prisoner of war. It wasn't until recently that he was fully given the honors he deserves, including a Bronze Star. Don Dahler shares his story.

• Jan 14, 2020
• 02:13

Almanac: The day Japan bombed Oregon

On September 9, 1942, the U.S. mainland was firebombed by an enemy pilot. Jane Pauley reports on a little-known chapter of World War II history.

• Sep 9, 2018
• 01:47

The Ultra Secret

It's called the Enigma Machine, an apt name for an ultra-secret device. After 30 years, its secret is finally out, despite efforts by three different intelligence agencies that tried to prevent 60 Minutes from showing the contraption that may have changed the course of history.

• Aug 3, 1975
• 18:11

3 World War II bombs defused in German city of Cologne, thousands evacuated

More than 20,000 residents were evacuated Wednesday from Cologne's city center.

• Jun 4

The forger who saved Jews

This week, 60 Minutes tells the story of Adolfo Kaminsky, a teenage forger whose story is "on par with Schindler's List"

• Oct 29, 2017
• 05:02

Preview: The Forger

One mistake and a child could die. French underground forger Adolfo Kaminsky, whose fake papers saved thousands of Jews in WWII, tells his story on 60 Minutes.

• Oct 26, 2017
• 00:37

Andy Rooney on D-Day: "A day unlike any other"

Back in 2004, the 60 Minutes commentator, who had been a war correspondent during WWII, remembered what he saw on Utah Beach 75 years ago

• Jun 5, 2019
• 03:14

The Nuremberg Prosecutor

At 99, Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Jun 30, 2019
• 13:50

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