On 17–18 January 1945, Soviet forces reached central Pest. The Arrow Cross guards vanished, and residents immediately ...

The Indian government commemorated Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 129th birth anniversary with 'Parakram Diwas–2026'. His daughter renewed calls to bring his ashes back from Japan. Celebrations included ...

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.

The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US aircraft of the conflict. Armed with four 20mm cannon it has frequently ...

Why Late Birth Was No Grace at All One of the dumbest sayings of the postwar era is the phrase “the grace of late birth,” ...

There are dates when it is possible to pinpoint when the world changed: ...

On September 15, 1954, Marilyn Monroe made history when, clad in a white cocktail dress, she stepped over a New York ...

Dewey Jackson Short was something of an enigma in Missouri history. He was a Methodist minister in his youth, served during ...

Outdoor News would like to list your upcoming banquet or event in our Outdoor Calendar. At least four weeks prior to your ...

For the first time in the history of the Secret Intelligence Service, a woman has been ordained at its altar of power, signifying a major cultural ...

Thomas Harding’s “The Einstein Vendetta” tries, with missionary zeal, to uncover the facts of a long-ago crime.

The largest island in the world, Greenland (that is not green at all but rather covered by white ice), has in recent months and even several years become ...