Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of ...

Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand, the youngest of six children. Her father, a journalist, left the family shortly after moving them to Sydney, Australia.

When Reed Peggram met Arne Hauptmann in Paris in 1939, neither could have imagined their love would carry them through imprisonment, escape, and survival behind enemy lines in wartime Italy.

On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

McCarthy described his grandfather’s legacy as one of resilience and compassion — qualities he said Pioli demonstrated both ...

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers at the White House on Monday, celebrating heroes of old wars as he defended his launch of a new one. Retired Command Sgt.

President Trump recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday. (AP Photo) ...

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers at the White House on Monday, celebrating ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers at the White House on Monday, ...

In May 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed, hundreds of thousands of German soldiers and civilians raced west toward American ...

More than 50 people, many hauling heavy packs, pointed their skis uphill and trudged a mile in a gently falling snow ...