On June 28, 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo triggered a chain reaction that lead to World War ...

World War I “colored everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed.” The assassinations, which Austria-Hungary blamed on Serbia, led to an ultimatum being delivered to the Serbian ...

The First World War, also known as "The Great War" or "The War to End All Wars," was one of the most devastating conflicts in history, shaping the world in ways that continue to impact us today. In ...

On June 28, 1914, a pack of cyclists set off from Paris on the 12th Tour de France. Hours later, an Austrian archduke stepped ...

As their right to vote was debated in the States, a remarkable group of 74 physicians and support staff sailed to war-torn ...

The world might have just witnessed the shortest global war on record – 12 days, from June 13, 2025 to June 25, 2025. World War I lasted four years, 1914-1918. World War II lasted six years, 1939 to ...

The laces made in Belgium during World War One are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life’s Textile Collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

June 28th and 29th are dates that echo through the corridors of history.One of the most impactful events in global history ...

My grandfather helped his family survive in Nazi-occupied Austria. What his story taught me about fatherhood.

Sioux City’s “Mini-Indy” race was the idea of Charles Wycott, a local Cadillac dealer who attended the first Indianapolis 500 ...

The Black Tom bombing, along with Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram, eventually led to ...

Apart from feeding ourselves and procreating, is there any compulsion more fundamental to our human character than fighting ...