History in the News

French President Francois Hollande poses for a photo with foreign soldiers from 80 nations that fought for France in World War I, and descendants of veterans in Paris, on July 7. All will take part in France's Bastille Day parade July 14, and will include three representatives of the Algerian army.

President Francois Hollande said in a message ahead of the march: "Ten million soldiers were killed or died of their injuries on countless battlefields.

So Congress passed, with overwhelming bipartisan support and the signature of President Bill Clinton, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act , which requires that when the federal government significantly burdens the exercise of religious liberties, it must do so in the least intrusive fashion.

Collectors from around the world have snapped up more than 100 tanks and other military vehicles amassed by a Silicon Valley engineer, auction officials said Sunday.

Google is helping mark the 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I with a special interactive exhibit.

Amid the daily grind of poverty and violence afflicting Chicago's South Side , black residents spoke up Friday to express their disgust with President Barack Obama.

An impressive turnout of presidents arrives for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, on May 1, 2014.

Walking tours have always been popular with touring visitors in the Gettysburg area as well as locals looking to re-acquaint themselves with a good old-fashioned day/night out on the town-a date with history.

The idea of a person with a disability being elected president of the United States may seem far-fetched to some Americans, especially given the physical demands of campaigning.

Jerome Davis stands next to the grave of his great-grandmother, Dessie Davis Hilton, in Chartiers Cemetery.

After an exhausting few weeks of parades with Killyman District LOL the members of Tyrone Somme Memorial Association can now draw breath but there are still plenty of events on the horizon.

As speculation continues to grow about whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016, the former secretary of state will stop at Bookends to sign her memoir, "Hard Choices."

A public university is a public trust: Administrators have a duty to be open and honest about how they're using resources so that taxpayers, tuition payers, the press and lawmakers can see that the spending is going to provide a quality education at an affordable price.

A SPOKESMAN for Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says now isn't an appropriate time for a visit from former US president Bill Clinton.

One Republican is blasting the president's plan as "financial insanity." North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said the current situation is entirely of the administration's making.

Walking into a firearms museum, it's easy to marvel at the broad range of firearms and become impervious to the uniqueness of individual guns.

It wouldn't be July 4th in America without an Independence Day parade, a hot dog eating contest, a fireworks show, and armchair generals refighting the Battle of Gettysburg.

A century after the outbreak of World War I, the voices of writers such as Vera Brittain bring us closer to its awful carnage and sobering legacy.

Labour councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher is chairman of both the council's finance and policy committee and the Hartlepool Health and Wellbeing Board.

JULY 09: A visitor looks at a display of tanks and military vehicles during a preview of Auction America's Littlefield Collection auction on July 9, 2014 in Portola Valley, California.