World War II leader Winston Churchill is to be dropped from the UK £5 banknote in favour of a nature scene, sparking outrage from some lawmakers who said he should ...

For the Japanese people, Hirohito was a god. But behind the gilded facade and the royal duty he was born to, Hirohito was just a man like any other, and a flawed one at that. While his reign as ...

I spent 30 years in the military and am an Afghanistan veteran. My parents served in WWII and my brothers in Vietnam; so, it was with a little disgust and ...

Ellen S. Kester Ellen Skinner Kester, inspirational mother, teacher, drama director, and mentor, passed away on December 16.

Megan Monaghan Rivas has been artistic director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre and head of UConn’s department of dramatic ...

Seventh graders at Boulder’s Southern Hills Middle School want to help the school community visualize the Holocaust by creating art projects based on books they’re reading in language ...

The U.S. national debt has reached 100% of GDP—a level not seen since WWII. A leading fiscal watchdog is calling on Congress to build a "Break Glass Plan" before the next crisis hits.

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

In 1944, when Lois Widmark was 22, she wanted to help with the war effort. So she and a friend decided to join the Navy.

Twelve years after its release, The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is now streaming for free. Find out more about the WW2 biopic here.

A 101-year-old from Surrey says she was the first and only woman ever to set foot aboard Hitler's yacht after it was captured ...

The World War II siren that many residents have become accustomed to hearing every Friday for decades at noon may soon blare ...