The Iron Cross is one of the most widely recognised military decorations throughout the world. The story behind its origins ...

The Heinz History Center announced Tuesday that it would be renaming the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum as the Franco Harris Sports Museum in honor of the late Pittsburgh Steelers running back.

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Dec. 23—It's been 53 years to the day since Franco Harris hauled in the Immaculate Reception and carried the ball into the end zone at Three Rivers Stadium. In honor of the man behind that miraculous ...

The past eight decades have been the longest period without a war between great powers since the Roman Empire. This anomalous era of extended peace came after two catastrophic wars, each of which was ...

In 431 B.C., Athens and Sparta went to war. Nearly 50 years earlier, in 480 B.C., the two cities had united to lead the Hellenic alliance that repelled a Persian invasion. In the mostly peaceful ...

Although the 'Star Wars' prequels went on to feature a much more infamous conflict, a crucial battle emerged before 'The Phantom Menace' that would shape galactic politics for a generation. Reading ...

CHAUMONT-DEVANT-DAMVILLERS, France — From a hilltop overlooking miles of farmland, American retiree Eric Mueller stood beside a stone monument and pointed to a spot in the valley below where the last ...

My dearest Hedwig, I write to you from the churning battlefields of King Friedrich II's campaign to reinforce Silesia against the lurking Gallic aggressor. I regret to inform you that the French ...

The glory of France is on Paris’ tables, rooted in its soil, and brought to fruition by its workers. Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM) “Farm to Table” highlights the notion of French excellence through its ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran, is asking the right question: What increases lethality in a modern military? Pundits and analysts can disagree about the answers and the manner in ...

President Harry S. Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. (National Archives) During a White ...