In 1941, thousands of Spaniards took a personal oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler—despite Spain remaining officially neutral.

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

Historical evidence shows the Nazi ideal of femininity was clean faces.

The 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Infantry Division landed on several islands within the atoll. Four days later, ...

A World War II bunker has surfaced on the South East Queensland housing market, exposing more than 80 years of dense history for prospective buyers.

Each year on February 15, followers gather at Sulfur Bay near the smoking slopes of Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, to celebrate John Frum Day. Dressed in improvised military ...

He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age of nine when his dad bought their family's first television ...

Student surpasses $100,000 goal to create educational tool for peers This launch showed what happens when a young ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on Monday, Jan. 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the only child of James and Sara Roosevelt. His early education was provided ...

Partisan Song” tells how a Jewish engineer from Ukraine became a guerilla war hero. His music will be heard for the first time in 83 years.

Olympic fans may know that Cortina d’Ampezzo hosted the Winter Games once before, in 1956. Less well known is that 15 years ...

While the media focused on U.S. threats to annex Greenland, House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a virtuoso speech to Britain’s Parliament.