In the 1940s, cigarette consumption was at an all-time high. Its popularity was largely fueled by aggressive marketing ...

America's battlefield heroes and their sacrifices are marked in several travel spots you can visit to soak up history. Here ...

Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a victory over the Japanese fleet showed that U.S. naval forces had teeth.

Security experts are warning that the U.S. is not prepared to engage in open conflict with China for more than a few weeks, ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in "Masters of the Air," "Pearl Harbor," and "Flags of Our ...

Sandra Day O'Connor was the last justice who held elective office, as a state senator in Arizona. In today's court, every ...

Officials have identified the remains of a North Dakota native who was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

On December 7, 1941, the nation saw itself thrust into war as the attack on Pearl Harbor would forever change the landscape ...

The remains of a U.S. Navy World War II veteran from North Dakota who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified as Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson.

World War II had plenty of devastating battles, but only one saw the most aircraft carriers sink into the Pacific. These are ...

PORT GAMBLE, Wash. — Seaman First Class Ralph Henry Keil was laid to rest on Wednesday, 83 years after his death. Keil was ...

U.S. Army Cpl. Leo J. Barlosky was only 24 when he died of diphtheria at a prisoner of war camp on July 27, 1942, in the Philippines.