The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, honoring the over 400 Code Talkers who served with U.S. Marines in the Pacific ...

Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced ...

Aggression loses,' and nations 'must unite to defeat' any 'ambition of expansion and aggression,' for freedom and peace, Lai ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

Taiwan has banned officials from attending a military parade planned by Beijing to mark the end of World War II. Read more at ...

In August 1945, 80 years ago, an anonymous sailor kissed an anonymous nurse. It became one of the iconic images of World War ...

Bolton will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with a series of public services and celebrations ...

The USS Silversides submarine sank 23 ships during World War II. It was also the site of a successful emergency appendectomy ...

The Wood County Historical Commission is hosting of mobile museum of WWII exhibits in honor for 80th anniversary of the war ...