In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes the first European colonizer to discover the Mississippi River. In 1909, ...

The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have ...

Russia is wrapping itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II ...

The Third Army “rolled” with Patton right through France ... a World War I-style bloodbath until March 1945. The stalled Allies would lose more casualties from autumn 1944 to the end of ...

Seven National Air and Space Museum aircraft on display in your neighborhood A distinctive feature of the Fw-190D-9 was its ...

The Consulate General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai will commemorate the 79th anniversary of the armistice ending the Second World War on May 8. This year, France will also celebrate the 80th ...

24/7 Wall St. Posted: August 6, 2023 | Last updated: April 10, 2024 It has been more than three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II. No conflict since then has come near to the ...

Polish military forces are unprepared for the ferocity of Germany's attack.When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May ...

Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat ...

Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs Director John Hilgert says the goal is to honor as many as possible of the 800 ...

Famine has been a threat to humanity since ancient times. But it wasn't until the end of World War II that scientists began to investigate what starvation actually does to a person's body.

Imagine you’re a commando, doing some big secret mission on the continent in the midst of World War II. You need to hook ... two stripped wires are fed into either end of the copper tube.