An early outbreak could have caught nations unprepared, shifted alliances, and changed the entire course of the 20th century.

It started with an invasion—and spiraled into the deadliest war in history. Here’s how World War II unfolded.

The history of using radar imaging in weather prediction tracks back to World War II. Radar development had been occurring ...

From World War II, the Great Depression and modern technology, three of Utah's best have experienced over 100 years of life.

James Thomson reflects on his life ahead of his 100th birthday, exclusively telling PEOPLE about his time in World War II and ...

President Trump announced plans to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," stating that we are "going to start celebrating our victories again." ...

On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.) In 1509, theologian ...

Celebrate July Fourth aboard the historic USS Silversides, commemorating 80 years since WWII with a unique engine rev-up.

Mark Rutte suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could attempt to seize Taiwan while urging Vladimir Putin to launch a ...

And in 1953 the Pentagon adopted the Nuremberg Code for its defensive studies of atomic, biological and chemical warfare. They were the first and only US government agency to adopt the code word for ...

I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question into historical context, if only because so many folks are thinking back to their childhood.

Would the president change the "Department of Defense" back to the "Department of War"? He sounds increasingly serious about ...