A group of high school students got a rare chance Wednesday to hear about WWII history from someone who lived it. The ...

Cmdr. Frederick Moosbrugger’s claim to fame was a near-perfect destroyer duel at the Battle of Vella Gulf. (National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances and battles in ...

MARENGO, Ill. (WGN) — Every small town has its dreamer, and along the quiet farm-lined roads of Marengo, Illinois, that dreamer is Mike Kellner. For 40 years, he has been working away in a barn to ...

NEW CENTURY, Kan. — If you love history and airplanes, there is a special event just for you happening at the New Century AirCenter. It’s called the Air Power History Tour, where three working World ...

“Some of the most important WWII memoirs in recent years aren’t from commanding generals and heads of state,” Long wrote in a blurb for the book’s back cover. “They come from the perspective of the ...

Did you know that a Millersport man predicted the end of the war with Japan during World War II within less than four hours of the formal end of the conflict? It's a matter of unusual local history.

The Allied powers freed German concentration camps in 1945 — except for queer and trans prisoners. Survivors with pink or black triangles on their uniforms suffered the injustice of further ...

During WWII, many Hollywood stars, like Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable, proudly enlisted to serve overseas. But one of America’s most enduring icons of toughness—John Wayne—remained stateside. Over the ...

Eighty years after D-Day, BYU geologists uncover lingering WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches to study how history still shapes the coastline today. BYU geology professor Sam Hudson and a team of ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The AirPower History Tour has arrived at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport, offering visitors a chance to experience World War II aviation history. The event features authentic World ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - For many, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. While this means celebrating a three-day weekend, it is also a day to remember the men and women who ...

WWII Veteran and 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden shares a story on how close soldiers were on the enemy lines when one man in his unit smoked a cigarette with an enemy German soldier ...