Warfare
Eleven Museums and Memorials Honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
These events and exhibits shed light on the experiences of soldiers during the invasion of Normandy and the remainder of World War II
The Invention That Won World War II
Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults
After 130 Years, Canada Exonerates ‘Peacemaker’ Chief Convicted of Treason
‘In 1885, Chief Poundmaker was treated as a criminal and a traitor,’ Prime Minister Trudeau said. ‘In 2019, we recognize the truth'
In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them Children, in Oregon
The military kept the true story of their deaths, the only civilians to die at enemy hands on the U.S. mainland, under wraps
How Nanoscale 'Signatures' Could Keep Counterfeit Parts Out of Military Equipment
Navy scientist Alison Smith will describe her novel authentication system at Smithsonian's Military Invention Day
Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
DNA Shows Ethnically Diverse Crew Sailed Henry VIII's Flagship
The research on the skeletons found near the wreck suggests there were sailors and marines on board who came from North Africa and the Mediterranean
During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion'
Anti-Catholic sentiment in the States gave men like John Riley little reason to continue to pay allegiance to the stars and stripes
Site Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Will Finally Open to the Public
The curia in Pompey's Theater where Caesar died in the Largo di Torre Argentina is currently a fenced-off feral cat colony
The History of Poisoning the Well
From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Iraq, the threat to a region's water supply is the cruelest cut of all
How First Lady Sarah Polk Set a Model for Conservative Female Power
The popular and pious wife to President James Polk had little use for the nascent suffrage movement
Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust
The report details the population and organizations of Jewish citizens across the U.S. and Canada
How CIA-Backed Spies Detected Soviet Nukes First During Cuban Missile Crisis
A report from <i>Yahoo News</i> lays out how a network of agents detected Soviet operations on the island before a U-2 spy plane snapped the famous photos
This Map Shows Where in the World the U.S. Military Is Combatting Terrorism
The infographic reveals for the first time that the U.S. is now operating in 40 percent of the world's nations
Introducing Our Special Issue on America at War
The nation's epic, expanding fight against terrorism overseas
The New Archaeology of Iraq and Afghanistan
The once-fortified outposts that protected U.S. troops are relics of our ambitions abroad
How Should We Memorialize Those Lost in the War on Terror?
Americans have erected countless monuments to wars gone by. But how do we pay tribute to the fallen in a conflict that might never end?
Fighting to Be American
For centuries immigrants who served in the military could become American citizens. But are the women and men pictured here among the last?
Germany to Compensate Child Refugees Who Escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport to Britain
The program brought an estimated 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi-controlled Europe to safety in Great Britain
One Last Time, Read Our ‘Timeless’ Deep Dive Into What the Beloved TV Show Got Right and Wrong
“Timeless”’s finale teaches us how to say goodbye to the intrepid, time-traveling crew
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