2018: American WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington rediscovered in Australia’s Coral Sea, after being lost during 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea. On the same day, Forbes names Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ...

US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Ed Monnie, a World War II veteran and former Navy medic, celebrated his 100th birthday in Escondido ...

New Zealand has sacked its ambassador to the United Kingdom after the diplomat publicly questioned United States President Donald Trump’s understanding of the events that precipitated World War II.

Bombs left over from the two world wars are regularly discovered around France but it is very rare to find them in such a ...

The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

Aircraft carriers deployed by the United States and its NATO ally France made port calls in the Western Pacific Ocean this week, visiting South Korea and Singapore, respectively.

Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...

Titled "Resistance," a new exhibition curated by filmmaker Steve McQueen examines 100 years of struggles against the status quo, from women's suffrage to the war in Iraq Cool Finds The figurines ...

Learn more about the Rohingya emergency here. Nearly 80% of the world’s climate-induced displacement is reportedly in Asia and the Pacific. As climate shocks become more frequent and severe, UNHCR ...

These short films are suitable for teaching history at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level in Scotland. This short film offers an overview of the events that led to Britain ...