Second world war articles
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Murder of second world war veteran milkman in Florida solved after 50 years
Investigators say two people came forward after death of man who killed Hiram ‘Ross’ Grayam in 1968More than five decades after a second world war veteran was killed while working as a milkman in Florida, investigators say they have solved the case thanks to two people who came forward after the killer died.Hiram “Ross” Grayam was delivering milk in April 1968 and failed to return home after work. Deputies later found his body and his milk truck deep in the woods in the Vero Beach area, the...
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Global economic risks ‘could eclipse anything since second world war’, says JP Morgan boss
In annual letter to investors, Jamie Dimon warns ‘wars in Ukraine and Middle East could become far worse’The boss of the US bank JP Morgan has warned that the world could be facing the most dangerous moment since the second world war, putting lives and economic growth at risk.In his annual letter to investors, Jamie Dimon said the world had been “generally on a path to becoming stronger and safer” in recent years but had suffered a major reversal in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine....
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Second World War hero who saved Cardiff City Hall from a Nazi bomb with a sandbag between his teeth is honoured for his bravery aged 100
Ronald Brignall was 16 when he saved Cardiff City Hall during a German air raid. He carried two 12lb sandbags, while he scaled a 25ft drainpipe to douse the flames on the roof.