On this date in history: In 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington. The ...

With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor ...

This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting ...

Landing gear from a World War II bomber stolen from a memorial to 15 RAF airmen killed in a crash in the Cooley Mountains in ...

These compelling shows dig into momentous political and cultural moments through the voices of the people who were there.

Two hikers in the northeastern Czech Republic stumbled across an aluminum box sticking out of a stony wall with a valuable ...

Paul Mescal showcases his singing talents in The History of Sound, a gay romance film that premiered at the Cannes Film ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...

Memorial Day was first declared a federal holiday in 1971. It is a day of mourning and reflection, paying homage to those who laid down their lives for the country. Memorial Day was also initially ...

As the bright red ball rose above the distant horizon, the tens of thousands of voices that had penetrated the darkness and dawn from the packed Jerez hillside above Curvas Angel Nieto and Peluqui ...

Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy caught operating under cover among the highest echelons in Syria, was hanged in Damascus. The ...

Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971, but it started in 1868 as Decoration Day. It began as an effort to remember ...