Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors ... 15, 1945, including a crowd kneeling in front of the Imperial Palace, were written as if ...

Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the wake of World War II, politicians have extolled the “special ...

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The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

one of a series of Imperial War Museums throughout the U.K., traces Britain's involvement in different conflicts from World War I through the present day. Items on display include the gun that ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World War II. World War II was America’s ...

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial for war crimes in November. - Nazis on trial - Nazi leaders go on trial in ...

The shocking death of Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister – and son of its founding father -- just after the 1948 Communist ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) has been a place of wonder and mystery for more than 500 years. This massive ...

During World War II, some armies—the British Army, in particular—bolted metal spans to the top of tank chassis and used the resulting “funnies” to rapidly erect bridges across vehicle ...

A statue of Sir Winston Churchill stands opposite the Palace of Westminster, as if the man himself is constantly watching over the democracy he fought so hard to maintain. It was in the House of ...