Voyages by sea were the main means of travel at the time of the world wars, and control of the oceans was a primary goal in ...

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Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki urged the world to "stop armed conflicts immediately" at the annual memorial ceremony for victims ...

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan's Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 ...

Memorial for US atomic bombing of Japanese city during WWII attended by representatives from some 100 countries, amid prayers ...

Ohio has more than one connection to the final days of World War II. Here’s what to know about the Bockscar bomber and the pilot of the Enola Gay.

For two weeks in the summer of 1945, from July 17 to August 2, President Truman, Churchill and Stalin met at Yalta, Crimea, ...

Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 – a historic summit with symbolic timing and potential ...

Doves fly past the 'Peace Statue' after being released into the air during the annual memorial ceremony for the victims at the Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...

The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.