WWII veteran Larry Pressley of Columbia SC was presented with a medal for his service. He was sent to Nagasaki after the ...

Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli. 1221: Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years ...

Americans fired “the shot heard round the world” in Lexington in 1775, the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, and the Japanese ...

Since 1955, Japanese breeders have received unwavering support from the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association (JBBA). To outside eyes, the evolution of Japanese racing as a global force tends to go ...

National Museum of Military Vehicles owner Dan Starks took a rare trip to Iwo Jima earlier this year. He has new respect for ...

There are thousands of fantasy novels out there waiting to be discovered, but many fantasy stories lean into romance or even ...

These are the words of Kazumi Kuwahara, a third-generation hibakusha – a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and ...

Marvel Comics have been around for over six decades, which means plenty of heroes had a chance to have kids who went on to ...

Latter-day Saints in Mongolia, Japan and Cambodia are using family history and temple work to unite both sides of the veil.

VJ Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or VP Day, falls this year on Friday, August 15. The allied victory will be ...

The dust has begun to settle in Dharamsala, where the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet celebrated his 90th birthday in the presence ...

Wikimedia Commons The Final Bombardment of Japan by USS Massachusett On August 9, 1945, USS Massachusetts fired the final ...