WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory in World War II as countries in Europe already do. President Donald ...

November 11 is Veterans Day, and earlier this year, President Donald Trump had floated renaming it to Victory Day for World War I. Veterans Day was originally created to commemorate the end of World ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime traditions. Monday is Rhode Island’s 77th annual Victory Day, making the ...

The kamikaze plane wasn’t more than 90 feet away, about the length of a basketball court. Its intended target was Edward Czechowski and his crew. The 20-year-old Navy coxswain acted quickly, shooting ...

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on Oct. 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas 135-years ago. His family later relocated to Kansas. His path from a small-town in Kansas to Supreme Allied Commander in Europe ...

The air show and other presentations at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, commemorated the victory over Japan and 250th anniversary of Navy and Marines. Billed as a “cat ...

About 300 visitors took a train trip through history this weekend at the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin during its Rails to Victory experience. The event featured World War II reenactors ...

The impending festivities at Beijing for the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end reflect Xi Jinping’s push to rewrite history as he upends the American-backed order forged after the global conflict ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Veterans Day will now also be recognized as “Victory Day for World War I,” highlighting the United States’ role in forcing Germany’s surrender on Nov. 11, ...

Often overshadowed by the Army, Navy, and Marines, the US Coast Guard played a vital but less-known role in World War II. In ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Veterans Day will now also be recognized as “Victory Day for World War I,” honoring the United States’ role in Germany’s surrender on November 11, 1918.