Eighty years ago Thursday, the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to ...

US Marines crouch behind a barrier of barbed wire. The Gulf War—also called the Persian Gulf War—was a crisis that affected the world for years after it ended. The Gulf War was one of the shortest ...

Eighty years ago Thursday, the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to ...

Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a detailed timeline of the Vietnam War. - PhotoQuest // Getty Images Using a variety of news and government sources, Stacker compiled a ...

Using Google Earth, we track World War I day by day, mapping shifting fronts, major offensives, and pivotal battles. This ...

• June 22, 1945. The Battle of Okinawa — the last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II ends with victory for the Allied Forces. The Okinawa campaign continued until U.S. forces ...

August: The Russians and the Germans sign a non-aggression pact. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin agree not to invade each other's borders. The two leaders secretly plan to divide Poland and other parts ...

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