Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

In August 1945, 80 years ago, an anonymous sailor kissed an anonymous nurse. It became one of the iconic images of World War ...

Count Folke Bernadotte, the nephew of Sweden's King Gustav V and a colleague of Herman Allen, helped arrange a ceremony for ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.

The Aug. 30 celebration will focus on the war’s Pacific theater and Chinese-U.S. cooperation. An Aug. 20 news conference will ...

David Muir shares the story of World War II veteran Joseph Peterburs and the moment he was cleared for takeoff at the ...

History buffs can take in a new World War II exhibit at History Park in San Jose this Saturday while enjoying the Spirit of ...

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, shared tea with 105-year-old Royal Marines veteran James “Jim” Wren in Salisbury, England days ...

Dear Miss Lake,” the fourth and final book in the series begun by “Dear Mrs. Bird,” suggests that it was time to wrap things ...

World War II ended 80 years ago when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here's how ...

Difficult and controversial as it was, President Truman's decision to drop the bombs saved countless lives, both Japanese and ...