What did our fathers and grandfathers take to war with them, to World War II? What did the American soldier carry in his pockets? It can tell us a lot about their daily lives. Small, wallet-sized ...

Excerpt: Rare World War II maps reveal Japan's Pearl Harbor strategy. On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, ...

The end of World War II was 80 years ago, and a local coin designer wants to honor the men that fought for America. Bison Challenge Coin owner Scott Hannaford is hosting “Wings of Honor: A Tribute to ...

During World War Two, hundreds of cargo ships raced across the Atlantic in an effort to keep Britain supplied. But these ...

Before World War II, syphilis was the fourth leading cause of death in the US, behind only tuberculosis, pneumonia, and cancer. Part of the WPA syphilis-awareness campaign.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and communities around the world are marking this occasion ...

‘Deeply creepy’: Enormous brooding banner of Trump now hangs next to Lincoln outside Department of Agriculture. X users are scoffing at the banner, saying it has a ‘North Korean aesthetic ...

Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of three key ...

U.S. oil development spans three major periods: the rise of oil as a commodity, beginning in 1850; the post–World War II age of geopolitical competition; and the post–Cold War era of ...