German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed for peace for the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union
The Action Fund is the largest in American history dedicated to preserving African American landmarks
The day devoted to all things dad was kickstarted by one woman seeking to honor her Civil War veteran father
Two million buyers paid the price for their naiveté when the 1920s land boom collapsed
As of 2019, devoted individuals from his native Vermont had petitioned Rome to open his cause for sainthood.
Air Force Capt. John P. Calamos received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions calling in air strikes to save Special Forces in Vietnam
As Civil War veterans struggled to reenter society, some formed their own unique communities
In World War II, the U.S. Army’s 79th Infantry Division slugged its way through one Nazi stronghold after another
The location has been a highly classified mystery — until now
When Germany deployed magnetic mines early in the war, Britain countered with aircraft that could explode them by mimicking a ship’s magnetic signature.
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