Many visitors come to dive the historic wreckage — remains of the Japanese naval stronghold in the Pacific. One of the most ...

While researching a trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, I found endless information about ...

When the world is faced with a worldwide problem, it is best addressed with a worldwide solution. After WWII, we formed the United Nations to settle conflicts diplomatically instead of turning to ...

Small island developing states may have no choice but to lead on climate action but they can no longer stand alone: everyone ...

MATTOON — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has awarded a $2.3 million grant to improve electrical capacity near the County Road 1000N industrial corridor to promote ...

Submarines are fraught with danger, especially in times of war. Often tasked with operating solo or in pairs, submarines end ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airman and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of ...

World War II was one of the worst conflicts the world ... It further participated in action in Palau, Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. After serving as an escort to Fleet Admirals Nimitz and Halsey ...

Dorton, Mechanicsville, said that he has always had a passion for history, especially the history of World War II. “I’ve had a life-long passion for history,” said Dorton. “It’s just one ...

Or they can have more negative applications — the internment of people of Japanese descent during World War II was a result of an executive order of Franklin Roosevelt, and today is widely ...