During World War II, Rabbi Roland B. Gittlsohn delivered a eulogy over the newly dug graves of U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima. His words are preserved at the Harry S. Truman Library. He said, “Here lie men ...

From the column: "My ... training stressed the need for subordinate soldiers to feel valued, appreciated, and included in the ...

Collins was a passionate critic of antisemitism, as to which he advised his troops: “I know that there exists, in some divisions, what your people call antisemitism. It will not be tolerated in my d ...

Legendary newsman Ernie Pyle, whose vivid reporting from the front lines of World War II won him a Pulitzer Prize and the ...

On the anniversary of FDR’s death, Boston examines the legacy of the New Deal and the expanded role of government in American ...

Donald Trump won the presidency with 49.8 percent of the popular vote. That was up three percentage points from his 2020 loss to Joe Biden, and 3.7 more than his win over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Like ...

Hamburg was, literally, a dry run for what came later; the aim was to maximise the number of barbecued civilians by, among ...

A 1868 lithograph from the Library of Congress depicts Alton's riverfront, featuring City Hall and the Chicago & Alton ...

Hotel magnate Conrad Hilton fulfilled his dream to purchase the Waldorf-Astoria in 1949. He called the luxury hotel on Park ...

There's always what we say, and what we mean, and a gap between the two; what we mean to do, and what we really do, and a gap ...

Vice President Harry S. Truman, who had little experience in ... would soon turn to another Adolf Hitler—or had they fought World War II with the belief that German history could be diverted ...