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Why go to war over gold or land when you could fight over lobsters and a severed ear instead?

Alvin King probably isn’t in many history books, but he deserves at least a paragraph.

The answer involves World War I soldiers and a cute bird.

Wearing your favorite old pair of camouflage shorts on a Caribbean cruise could put a real damper on your vacation.

After dropping the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, almost all of the 12 men aboard the ‘Enola Gay’ had something to say about it.

Eighty years after the first—and only—deployment of atomic bombs, here’s a look back at one of history’s most devastating acts of war.

Sometimes the military systems put in place to avert nuclear annihilation worked a little too well.

Eighty years after the first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico, we’re still feeling the political and scientific shockwaves.

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, these lesser-known figures nonetheless played critical roles in the shaping of the American Revolution.

These are the most patriotic states in America based on military service and civic involvement.

What you need to know about this so-called “Forgotten War” on its 75th anniversary.

The Arnold Schwarzenegger–starring Netflix series takes its title from World War II military slang. Here’s what 'fubar' means.

Discover the real reason why Memorial Day always happens on a Monday, plus how the holiday actually does differ from Veterans Day, and more.

From their birthplace in a tavern to the origins of that famous ‘Leatherneck’ nickname, learn more about the history of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Both Memorial Day and Veterans Day are meant to celebrate military veterans, but there's one important distinction you should remember.

The earliest Swiss Army knives weren't from Switzerland at all.

Arlington is some of the most hallowed ground in the United States. But despite its great importance, the cemetery has had more than its share of scandals.

These tributes to fallen soldiers may not be as instantly recognizable as the Vietnam Memorial and others, but their stories are no less fascinating—including one that doubles as a mausoleum right in Manhattan.

The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.

For the past century, the quest to break the Beale Ciphers has attracted the military, computer scientists, and conspiracy theorists. All have failed.