This depends on the type of information in question, but generally very current. Some database-driven information is updated on a schedule (daily, weekly, and sometimes monthly). Other information is accessed directly from government archives via real-time internet gateways, and is therefore as current as the government records can be.
Finally, some information is pulled in-person, at the courthouse, and is the most fresh, up to date information available. DMV records are as current as the states' databases, and credit information is real-time. More.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.