Approximately 43,000 service members were killed by the influenza virus that was first identified at an Army base in Haskell ...

Sitting on bench seats in a retrofitted old hearse, stuck in quintessentially choked Los Angeles highway traffic, I listened ...

Following a recent five-hour drive east from Tucson, the New Mexico desert sky was robin-egg blue, with wildflowers gently opening to the sun’s warmth. I was standing at Trinity, ground zero, where ...

Phillip “Bruce” Cook flew 35 missions as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress, tasked with fighting for air ...

Last weekend, a single bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sold for a jaw-dropping $812,500 at the annual La Paulée auction for Acker, the world’s largest fine wine auction house and America’s ...

Berlin is the subject of unusual historic interest. During the Weimar Republic period between the two world wars, it was a place of cultural daring, social experimentation, artistic ferment and ...

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Since 1945, the United States has carried out aerial bombing operations in an alarming number of countries. Attacks in 26 of these countries -- the form of airstrikes, drone attacks, or air support ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Power Query used to be quite limited in Excel for the web, but Microsoft has now rolled out an update that brings the full experience to certain subscribers. Microsoft, in a recent announcement, said ...

This footage captures New York City in 1945, just as World War II came to an end. The city is busy, orderly, and confident, reflecting a nation that emerged as a global superpower. Streets are packed ...