A new Korean War?

If you thought that what's happening in today's newspapers has nothing to do with history, you're wrong. Just look at what's happening in the Korean peninsula.

In November 2010, North Korean artillery attacked an island controlled by South Korea, causing massive harm. Today, many newspapers are asking why North Korea attacked the South, as well as whether there will be another Korean War. For example, AOL News and Korean Times.

In order to answer these questions, one must understand Korea's past. After the end of World War Two in 1945, Korea was temporarily split into two halves (North and South). They were supposed to unite in a few years time. However, there were disagreements over how they should unite. In 1950, believing that these differences could not be settled, North Korea invaded the South in what was known as the Korean War.

Fighting stopped in 1953, but both Koreas have not made up and there are still a large number of disagreements.

To find out more about the Korean War, do read Wikipedia.

Hitler loses citizenship

After Hitler came to power in 1933, many towns and cities in Germany made him an "honorary citizen". That means that he was welcome to stay in the town, because of his contributions.

Surprisingly, he is still a honorary citizen of many towns. However, the Guardian reports that some have only just recently decided to remove him from the list.

Just one more of the lingering effects of history.