CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A new memorial coming to Washington, D.C. will honor the 18 million women on the home front during World War II. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the ...

Editor’s Note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Schenectady City Historian Chris Leonard observes the milestone with a six-story series of articles that examines ...

1. The onset of World War II was a critical time in the rise of California, according to the state’s pre-eminent modern historian, the fourth-generation Californian Kevin Starr. “Prior to 1940 the ...

The Elmhurst History Museum’s new exhibit, “Victory at Home: 1941 – 1945,” will explore the national efforts by ordinary citizens to support the military and the U.S. war effort during World War II.

When Dorothy Lehman was called home from a friend’s house on Dec. 7, 1941, the then-13-year-old Pottsville girl could not have imagined she was on the cusp of history. “My parents and grandparents ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new exhibit at the National World War II Museum gives people a taste of history with a futuristic flare. It’s an experience that sheds light on a dark time. “If you don’t know ...

The Second World War was the first modern conflict in which millions more civilians died than soldiers. As economic production became essential to military success, civilians were conscripted into ...

The power of THE WAR comes from the intimate, personal stories of dozens of American citizens who lived through the war. The individuals listed on this page remember what life was like at home. They ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The National World War II Museum is taking apart a fire engine made for the military home front in 1943, and expects to have it rolling and ready for display in two or three years.

A 12ft (3.6m) -tall sculpture honouring Black Country workers who were in reserved occupations during World War Two has been unveiled. Local people were invited to put forward names of family members ...