Dan Snow flies on a mission to explore one of the most daring and dangerous aerial attacks of World War II. On 11th November 1940, 21 antiquated Swordfish aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier ...

A woman who was one of the original “Rosie the Riveters” in the 1940s will address the World War II Oral History Group at 7 p ...

World War II was the bloodiest conflict in history, and it was carried out on a scale almost impossible to grasp. In many ways, it was the first modern war, in which airpower played a vital role both ...

For almost two years in the 1940s, the federal government exercised strict control over such weather reports, a World War ...

To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 19, volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars ( ...

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Last week, Jimmy Hernandez jumped out of a plane on his 100th birthday. Hernandez first wanted to skydive when he was 96, but his family talked him out of it.

More than 50 years ago, some of World War II’s biggest surviving military names sat down at the U.K.'s version of West Point ...

J. Perry Cole, rightfully known as the “Father of LSU Golf,” led his players to numerous victories that made history, building a standard of champions that continues to inspire LSU Athletics today.

SURRY, Va. — In a truly special moment for the community of Surry County, Virginia, family and friends gathered to celebrate ...

Retired firefighter Benjamin Broadwell Hagans, 96, has emerged as an eyewitness to the savage executions of three soldiers in ...