Grant on April 9 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. A few months prior to that surrender — Feb. 20, 1865 — was the Battle of Fort Myers. Cathy Chestnut wrote about that battle in the Feb. 21 ...

Mr. Hemingway, who was known as Paddy, piloted Hurricane fighters in the battle, which took place in the skies above Britain between July 10 and Oct. 31, 1940. Hitler had planned a September 1940 ...

Her father lived through the battle as a combat correspondent. Feb. 23, 2025 Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 ...

The Battle of Lepanto and Our Lady of Victory is captured in a contemporaneous painting by Paolo Veronese. Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto (The Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto) presents a ...

A Victorian era depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, which took place on September 11, 1297 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Braveheart, Mel Gibson’s 1995 film about William Wallace ...

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People participate in a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated ...