Dashiell Hammett, the well-known author of “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Thin Man,” established a newspaper called the ...

World War II came to an end in Europe. As people heard the news of Germany’s surrender, crowds came out to the streets in celebration, holding newspapers that announced Victory in Europe (V-E Day).

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The agents passed secrets to Russia for three years, spying on a US airbase in Germany and tailing opponents of Vladimir ...

After the war, Pfizer continued to focus on industrial chemicals as much as medicines, producing the citric acid needed for the emerging soft drinks industry, fuelling brands like Coca Cola and Dr ...

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

Mr. Sybiha is the foreign minister of Ukraine. Thursday is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. As leaders of countries that suffered greatly during and after the war ...

But this one was extra special. New Cassell Retirement Center honors one of its resident World War II veterans a day before America celebrates Victory in Europe Day.Guests came into the facility's ...

THERE WAS ALSO A PROCLAMATION SIGNING The VA said more than 140,000 Nebraskans served in World War II. Of those, more than 3,600 died, and more than 700 are still missing. "I've had the solemn ...

his May, the world marks 80 years since the defeat of Nazism and the end of World War II in Europe. It is a moment to honor the lives lost, the cities rebuilt and the principles that shaped the ...