Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

What was the Second World War about? According to Allied leaders, that wasn’t a hard question. “This is a fight between a free world and a slave world,” U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace explained. It ...

During World War II, nations around the world quickly innovated in a number of technological areas, though few matched the gains in aircraft production. The conflict saw the widespread use of heavy ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

After the deadliest home-front disaster of the war, African Americans throughout the military took action to transform the nation’s armed forces By Matthew F. Delmont - Author, Until the Last Gun Is ...

World on Fire’s plot closely follows the real-life history of WW2. The third episode of Season 2 touches on Warsaw’s Jewish ghettos, the situation of minorities in occupied France, and Britain’s MI5 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Frazier History Museum is about to receive a rare piece of World War II history with deep Kentucky roots. Louisvillian Joe Arnold is donating his mother’s original 1942 sheet ...

It's my money: My $800K inheritance is paying for a $1.6 million house. Shouldn't I decide where my husband and I live? Berkshire prepares to exit 28% stake in Kraft Heinz as new CEO aims to move on ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found. Stelios Tripalitakis holds an original rifle used during the Battle of Crete, part ...