Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...

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When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a model for today’s U.S. leadership, he harked back to the far-distant era ...

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She had told Kuwabara that his father was never like this until after he returned home from fighting in World War II ... had a hard time.” At one point in the war, Sakae’s unit attacked ...

As President Donald Trump has made clear in the first month of his second term, one of the major goals of his administration ...

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When most people think of World War One, they think of trenches and machine guns. However, there was another side to the conflict – the war at sea. In 1916, the Battle of Jutland saw the war’s ...

Explore the rivalries and tensions that led to the outbreak of World War One. Why did Scots volunteer to fight in World War One? Explore how unemployment, patriotism, propaganda and social ...