Photograph shows women praying at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton, PA on D-Day | June 6, 1944

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On June 6, 1944, as Allied troops stormed ashore at Normandy, women in Scranton, PA gathered at St. Peter's Cathedral to pray. This photograph from the Scranton Tribune captures that moment — the Coal Region holding its breath on the "longest day." Read the story.

The Scranton Tribune condemns Kristallnacht | A 1938 editorial against Nazi violence

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In November 1938, the Scranton Tribune published a powerful editorial condemning the Nazi-led violence of Kristallnacht. The article denounced the brutal attacks on Jewish communities in Germany and Austria, warning of the the growing threat of Nazi persecution and anti-Semitism. Read the full story.