During World War II, homing pigeons played a crucial role as secret agents, delivering vital intelligence from Nazi-occupied ...

Judy the pointer became the only animal to be recognised as a prisoner of war during WWII - and she managed to save multiple ...

As Townsville prepares to commemorate 80 years since Victory in the Pacific with a series of VP80 events this month, one name from our city’s wartime past stands out -Captain Bill MacIntosh, MC, MM.

I often used to wonder about the meaning of that old aphorism "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." I now realise ...

Princess Anne is widely known as the hardest-working royal, but she also proved she has nerves of steel during a 1974 kidnapping attempt. “I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the car, and I was ...

More than 100 people gathered in Texas on Saturday to bury First Lt. Charles “Woody” McCook, a World War II pilot whose remains were recently identified.

Today in History for Aug. 5: In 1100, Henry I ascended the throne of England, three days after his brother, King William II, was killed in a hunting accident. In 1620, the Pilgrim ships "The Mayflower ...

After meetings in Mexico, the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is moving forward with a North American trade corridor rooted in ...

He then read the citation that detailed the heroic actions of Sergeant Ockendon, which led to him being awarded the Victoria Cross: "In the attack in the morning of October 4, 1917, east of Langemark, ...

Antiques Roadshow guests' jaws dropped at the unbelievable figure given to an item that would "never leave the family".

An Antiques Roadshow expert was on hand at Portchester Castle where he shared the staggering value of a family heirloom.

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Smith was left stunned as he revealed the value of a family heirloom which had never been seen ...