Remembering the Warsaw Uprising

People light flares as they observe a minute of silence to mark the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi German occupiers during World War II in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 1, 2019 Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

There’s a city that stops for one minute every year on Aug. 1 at 5 p.m.

The city is Warsaw, Poland, and its people take a minute out of their day to remember the Warsaw Uprising, which began 75 years ago with the goal of liberating the city from German occupation during World War II.