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Phil Hill was never supposed to be a Formula 1 World Champion, but in 1961, he became the first American to carry the honor.

Martine Saunier, a pioneering importer who introduced Americans to some of the greatest wines of France, died on Sunday of lung cancer. She was 91. Through her Marin County business, Martine’s Wines, ...

Gripping his head with one hand ... a bracing moment of deep peace. Shortly after World War II, members of the French and German militaries met at Lourdes to reconcile and heal the wounds of ...

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery. Local officials in the town of Wooler ...

In Washington, 2001 Credit: Alex Wong By the early 1990s he held a senior position in the country’s finance ministry and he went on to become head of the German Savings Bank Association (1993-98 ...

An economist by training, he was the first German head of state who was not a career politician. Before becoming president he was the head of the IMF in Washington from 2000 to 2004, and also held ...

Brazil was the only South American country to send troops overseas in World War II. Throughout the Battle of the Atlantic, German U-boats patrolled Brazil’s coast, sinking some 34 vessels and ...

Particularly in the second half of her career, Faithfull produced work which stood head and shoulders above much of the ...

German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted ... Instead of going head-to-head against the Me 262, Allied forces started targeting ...

ITV News' George Hancorn travelled to Germany ahead of its election to find out why young people are voting for the far-right party, the AfD. | ITV National News ...