World War II

WWII-era bombs unearthed at U.K. playground renovation site, prompting extensive cleanup operation and highlighting risk of wartime ordnance.

Nearly 200 World War II bombs discovered beneath English playground

Survivors commemorated 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday.

Auschwitz survivors commemorate 80 years since liberation

New York City’s Times Square tradition to drop the ball on New Year's Eve began in 1904, but back then it was with fireworks and dynamite.

How New Year’s Eve at Times Square has changed over 120 years

A new report shows that sales for survival shelters are on the rise, continuing a trend that’s been a part of history for years.

Nuclear bunker sales increase amid rising concern of catastrophic events

Trump repeatedly floats getting rid of income tax and replacing it with revenue from tariffs, pointing to the 1890s as proof it can work.

Can Trump get rid of income tax and replace revenue with tariffs?

A Monet painting stolen more than 80 years ago by Nazis in Austria has been returned by the FBI to the Jewish family's heirs it belonged to.

Monet piece stolen more than 80 years ago by Nazis returned to family

Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization representing thousands of survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was announced as the recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

Group of Japanese atomic bomb survivors wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

Portland is preparing for a significant transformation this November as voters get ready to overhaul the city's government structure.

Portland election to overhaul government with new City Council structure

A World War II-era U.S. bomb exploded Wednesday at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan, creating a large crater on a taxiway and forcing the cancellation of over 80 flights. No injuries were reported.

Sudden WWII bomb blast forces airport shutdown in Japan

After the atomic bombings saved his life in 1945, WWII survivor Jeff Eerkens has dedicated his life's work to advancing nuclear power tech.

WWII survivor advances nuclear tech after being saved by the atomic bomb

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