Karen Petrone is a history professor at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of a few books focusing on Russian and ...

In the final days of World War II, Yugoslav prisoner Zvonimir Cuckovic made a daring escape from Castle Itter, a medieval fortress that the Nazis had turned into a prison for high-profile French ...

The Alutiiq Museum’s Fall Lecture Series begins at noon today with a talk by University of Connecticut Assistant Professor ...

A Carlisle museum is set to host a day of talks exploring the Burma campaign. Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life will hold the ...

The Doolittle Raid began on April 18, 1942, as the Japanese were aggressively advancing their forces across the Pacific. The raid became America’s first offensive air attack over Japan. The raid was ...

Lecture Series | Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM “When the Guns Went Quiet: WWII, 80 Years Later” Tickets are still ...

The Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, will present a thought-provoking lecture commemorating 80 years since ...

Qatar National Library (QNL) organised an event under the title ‘In the Footsteps of an Ottoman Traveller: Retracing the Routes of Evliya Celebi’, hosted by Turkish travel writer Seymen Bozaslan. This ...

The Wood County Museum will host Ed Kruszynski for his talk about his book, “The Medic’s Wife,” on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Wood County Museum. Admission will be $7 per person, or free for museum ...

Top WWII historians will speak at a free two-day conference in Ashland Sept. 5-6, marking 80 years since Victory Over Japan Day.

World War II, which concluded 80 years ago, was a historic event that defined a generation. Tens of millions of people fought brutal oppression and an unfathomable Holocaust. Today, the world ...

Donald Trump’s offensive against the Smithsonian reached a dramatic new level last week, with a presidential declaration that the institution and its museums are “OUT OF CONTROL.” To help bolster his ...