This was Iwo Jima, “Sulphur Island,” a vital steppingstone to the invasion of Japan. At dawn, Feb. 19, 1945, the first 26,000 of 70,000 Marines came ashore. They met little resistance – nothing like D ...

An undeniably insulting, inappropriate, and even offensive gesture, the middle finger remains one of the most commonly used ...

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...

Fotheringhay Castle was once the seat of power of the Dukes of York, but now it's a pile of bricks on the site where the ...

Located just off the A1, in Northamptonshire, is the tiny village of Fotheringhay, of which the historian John Nicholls wrote ...

Like Canadians at Vimy Ridge in 1917, Jews died there for Western civilization.

It was during a Tory rally on July 20, 1957, organized to commemorate 25 years of public service by Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, ...

The Auld Alliance wasn't simply a military alliance; it was based on a long-established friendship founded on the Scots love of French wine.

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

King Charles sparked suggestions of 'woke nonsense' after it was reported he persuaded the Government to rename HMS Agincourt.

It also sounds like the new Battlefield game could have a battle-royale element, too. At least four studios are handling development on the new Battlefield game, which doesn't have an official ...

King Charles has taken a decisive step to seemingly show his power amid speculations about his health and ongoing crisis within the family.The 76-year-old monarch has allegedly overruled his ...