History in the News

CREATING the tools of modern combat isn't the kind of thing any sane war would want on its resume.

To commemorate the start of World War I, the Sunday Mirror has asked famous faces to read war poems #ForTheFallen - here, Tinchy Stryder reads Rupert Brooke First recited from the pulpit of St Paul's Cathedral in 1915 on Easter Sunday, then published the next day in The Times 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke quickly became renowned as one of the ... (more)

In the month since the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, I've noted the innumerable ways in which World War One continues to resonate with us today .

If each presidential election for an open White House offers the American public a new course - specifically in reaction to the most troubling aspects of the departing chief executive - the dysfunction that prevails in Washington today could become the catalyst for election of the next president.

The InfoAge Science History Learning Center and Museum will host a World War I 100th anniversary weekend Aug. 9-10.

On July 28, 1914, Austro-Hungarian troops fired the first shots during the invasion of Serbia that marked the start of World War I. The conflict resulted in more than 16 million military and civilian deaths, but did not bring about the end to all wars as some hoped and dreamed it would.

Sixty-five percent say no, that impeachment - as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has called for - goes too far.

"When Rockwell opened as an educational institution in 1864 it was less than a generation after the greatest crash in Irish economic and social history, the great famine.

A surfer who was hurt when a Los Angeles-area police officer rammed and shot up his truck during the manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner will receive $1.8 million.

Jason Blackett and his little sister, Erin, posts their names while visiting the lending library book exchange Thursday, july 24, 2014 at St. Thomas Elementary School.

Dorothy Howell Rodham , Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and Bill's mom Virginia Clinton Kelley.

An AIDS-free generation is within reach if early treatment is provided to people infected with HIV and help scaled up for women and children, former U.S. president Bill Clinton said on Wednesday.

Newt Gingrich has blasted the Bushes for being too nice and getting chummy with the Clintons, blaming the family's friendliness for Hillary Clinton's likely presidency.

Even before the gun violence this weekend that took the lives of at least 4 people in a reported 40 shooting incidents, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was in political hot water.

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the United States' involvement in World War I, the Tennessee State Library and Archives' newest online collection, the Puryear Family Photograph Albums, tells the story of two brothers from Gallatin who served in the Army Air Service during and after World War I. Comprised of three photograph albums and ... (more)

Mayor Kasim Reed announced the move Wednesday as the city commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta during the American Civil War, which is the subject of the giant oil painting.

Daniel Halper's Clinton, Inc. examines the rebuilding of the Clinton machine from the depths of the abyss that was the disgraced end to Bill Clinton's presidency.

Hillary Clinton is scooping up millions in speaking fees while positioning herself for a White House run.

Tragedy as college graduate, 26, dies after being BURIED ALIVE by 10 foot deep sand tunnel he was digging on the beach Is Hamas now using human shields in Gaza? UN finds TWO stashes of rockets hidden in empty school next to makeshift housing for 3,000 displaced Palestinians Simon Cowell trolled over $150,000 Israel gift: X Factor mogul sent images ... (more)

A group of protesters has interrupted former US president Bill Clinton's address at the international AIDS conference in Melbourne to call for a tax on financial transactions to help the world's poor.