in World War II. General Douglas MacArthur described the weapon as ‘one of the strongest contributing factors to our victory in the Pacific.’” “Carbine” Williams (center) with General ...

O n Dec. 10, 1938, on the eve of World War II, Herbert Friedman boarded a train in Austria bound for England. It was the day ...

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The latest updates from the L.A. County Arboretum, Villa Aurora and more as wildfires continue to damage or threaten cultural institutions across a vast expanse of Southern California.

Ishiba said Japan faces “the most severe and complicated security environment" since World War II and needs to bolster its ...

Seaplane lovers don’t miss out on the International Seaplane Fly-In in Moosehead Lake, Maine, sometime in September. If you’re close to West Virginia, add the Cheat River Fly-In, which is held in May ...

Many tales are told of World War II, but not widely known is the story of a sergeant from Ann Arbor and his decorated monkey friend Pat P. Pat. Anthony V. Grammatico, known as Tony, was a U.S. Army ...

In the early 1940s, a Black teenager living in the South wouldn’t be given a watch ... they could find work in the World War II shipyards, which were seen as a chance for a better life, free ...

Of the 3,515 recipients of the Medal of Honor prior to Friday's ceremony since the 1860s, 93 were Black; 59 Hispanic; 35 Asian or Pacific ... to the National World War II Museum.

Roughly 5% of all global trade flows through the canal’s 50-mile (80-kilometer) stretch each year, with the largest chunk being cargo heading between the East Coast of the United States and Asia.

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Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as ...