With fears of a new world war ascendant, the lessons of World War II continue to resonate, though there is less agreement about what it taught.

World War II, of course, was also the dawn of the nuclear age. Many regarded the invention of the atom bomb with horror and considered the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be a war crime. And ...

V-E Day, on May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. But we're still learning that conflict's deepest lessons.

World War II officially ended later in the year on Sept ... after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. does not have any public holidays commemorating ...

President Donald Trump continued his inaccurate insistence Wednesday that World War II ended for the U.S. on May 8, 1945, when Nazi Germany capitulated. That date, however, precedes an additional ...

Stuart Pagel, 98, enlisted in the U.S. Navy at 17. Eight decades after the end of WWII, he will ride in a gold Mustang in ...

After the US involvement in World War II and the Korean War in the 1940s ... which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. “Many of our allies and friends are celebrating ...

In the 1950s, the holiday was broadened to honor all American veterans, including those who served in World War II and the Korean ... cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Unlike Veterans Day, Victory ...

In the 1950s, the holiday was broadened to honor all American veterans, including those who served in World War II and the Korean War ... atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe are taking place ... the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American imperialism.