Great victory deserves to be commemorated by compatriots on both sides’ of strait, Taiwan Affairs Office says.

World War II ended 80 years ago. Germany surrendered in May and Japan surrendered in August. The final surrender documents were signed on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.

J. Dennis Robinson tells the story of John B. Robinson, his 102-year-old father, and his role at the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

USA, Bangladesh and many others have shown that the declaration of independence is a day decided not by those leaving the ...

Discover historic events on October 18-19 including Alaska's US purchase, Battle of Yorktown's pivotal surrender, Boeing 747 ...

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the ...

His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for ...

The Truk Atoll, now known as the Chuuk Lagoon, lies about 900 miles northeast of the main island of Papua New Guinea and 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Japan used the atoll to help double its ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

Analysts say that despite its vast losses in Gaza, Hamas believes it can hold out for a deal that ensures its survival. By Adam Rasgon Reporting from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Israel has killed thousands ...