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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are expected to travel to China for the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan. On Wednesday, ...

Visitors explore the newly reopened World War II Remembrance Hall in Beijing, July 2025. Credit: Vincent K. L. Chang In September 2015, the People’s Republic of China held its first major military ...

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 ...

Among the many quirks of Donald Trump, his love of changing the names of existing days and departments is a key one. After becoming U.S. President for the second time, Trump changed the name of the ...

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 ...

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 ...