August 1941. In a secluded harbor off Newfoundland, Roosevelt and Churchill met aboard warships to draft a secret pact. Their ...

PFEIFFER: When a death is unexpected, like when a news-maker dies at an unusually young age, it can be a scramble to put together an obituary. Other times, writing an obit is a decades-long process.

A sympathetic case for the America First Committee and their opposition to America’s entry into World War II comes from a ...

On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese launched their surprise military strike on the United States naval base at Pearl ...

At 100 years old, World War II veteran Ben Lafon can still recall his journey from a Texas farm boy to a sergeant in the U.S.

Veterans Day is observed each year on November 11, and these battlefields offer visitors a more in-depth understanding of our ...

Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five years in the French Foreign Legion and fought in Africa, faced the Nazis in ...

From the Trail of Tears to Watergate to the Iraq War, here are 20 of the worst presidential mistakes in US history — and what ...

"We validate, commemorate and show appreciation for their effort, their valor and sacrifice — endured within the unimaginable ...

Roberto Stillman Garcia was one of the more than 2,400 souls lost on Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. While it took nearly 84 years, Garcia, a seaman in the U.S. Navy, ...

Pacific Historic Parks is taking over the Pearl Harbor National Memorial's online postings, including updates, notices and events information on its website during the federal government shutdown.