GI's Prepare for D-Day Invasion

On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, NBC looks back at the days before the attack when Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, decided on the right moment to send those American, British, and Canadian soldiers onto the beaches of Normandy, France.

This Trailblazing Symphony Conductor Is Breaking Barriers

In the buttoned-up world of classical music, Jessica Bejarano is breaking stereotypical molds and flourishing as the conductor of the San Francisco Civic Symphony.

Scientists Create Batches of Homemade Lava

University of Buffalo scientists are mixing homemade lava with water in an effort to better understand the conditions that cause volcanic eruptions to generate explosive "lava bombs" that blow rocks and molten debris sky high.

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