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1945: The last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. On the same day, film star James Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said “several” nations other than France and Britain want to be part of the armed force but ...

With his hulking frame and volcanic charisma, Gerard Depardieu reigned over French cinema for half a century, a national icon ...