It was 80 years ago that Japan surrendered, essentially marking the end of World War II. A man from Dawson, Minnesota, was ...

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With World War Two over, the legendary USS Missouri was supposed to be decommissioned and abandoned forever after hosting ...

Most historians and scholars agree, the proximate start of the Second World War is Hitler's invasion of Poland on September ...

The Potsdam Proclamation and the Constitution of Japan, enforced in 1947, which is known as the "Peace Constitution", form ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Island News) — On Veterans Day, the decks of the USS Missouri became a place of remembrance and gratitude. Families, veterans, and active service members gathered for a special ...

This fall marked the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII with Japan's surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri - the last and largest battleship. The Missouri always was the symbol of all who served ...

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Located along the San Joaquin River, Stockton has a rich maritime history dating back to the Gold Rush of the 1800s. Traders and supply ships would travel the river to supply crews in the gold fields ...

STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WLUK) -- The historic World War II submarine USS Cobia is still in dry dock at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. You don't have to look very far in many of Northeast ...

Many experts wrote off the battleship before 1991—but that year, they proved key to ensuring America’s decisive, rapid victory over Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army. Decommissioned in the 1950s as nuclear ...

St. Louis, Mo. (KY3) - A major donation of memorabilia related to a famous Missourian will soon be part of The Missouri History Museum’s collection. The nearly 500 items all relate to Josephine Baker.