The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88. Mori was a historian and best known for a big hug he was ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

Best of all, they’re all easily accessible by train – and with Railcard you can enjoy incredible discounts on rail travel around Britain, including the Family & Friends Railcard up to 4 adults and 4 ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

VENICE—Luca Salsi glowered and lurched his way around the stage, clutching his hand to his chest as he geared up for his death scene in “Simon Boccanegra,” Verdi’s opera about a pirate who becomes ...

D-Day was the turning point of World War II, but victory in Normandy began long before June 6, 1944. Behind the scenes, Allied codebreakers at Bletchley Park secretly cracked Germany’s Enigma codes, ...

Actor Claire Bloom is 95. Songwriter Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland) is 85. Drummer Mick Avory of The Kinks is 82. Jazz saxophonist Henry Threadgill is 82. Actor Marisa Berenson (“Barry Lyndon” ...

Georgia has long been a major filming location for big movies, and Atlanta has been a major music hub especially when it comes to rap. It's therefore no surprise so many famous people come from the ...

Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever been ...

The major headlines from the latest dump of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein focus on President Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Elon Musk, among others. Their names ...

Singer Graham Nash is 84. Singer Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers is 80. Actor Jack McGee (“The McCarthys”) is 77. Bassist Ross Valory of Journey is 77. Actor Michael Talbott (“Miami Vice”) is ...