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A bear in the army?! Meet Wojtek, the soldier bear who fought alongside Polish troops in WWII. His story will amaze ... Farmer scores a hat trick as U.S. routs Canada in 2nd Reeve Hockey Classic ...

However, the hat has not been lost forever. Since WWII there have been various revivals: the Kangol hat came with the hip-hop ...

On March 23, the Reichstag delegates met across the street from the burned ruins of the Reichstag in the Kroll Opera House.

TL Jarrell rang in his centennial year on Feb. 22 surrounded by loved ones. His many roles through life have included soldier ...

40.And this is the last picture ever taken of President Ulysses S. Grant, snapped days before his death at his home: Shoutout ...

President Trump keeps saying he wants to “get” Greenland. On Tuesday, Greenland votes for a new parliament that could shape ...

Advertisements Advertisements By Marci Shatzman Advertisements Boca Ratonians turned out by the hundreds to meet the people who run the city. Boca’s free “State of the City and Community Celebration” ...

Behind an unmarked blue door in London’s Chancery Lane, the historic legal district where Charles Dickens once worked as a ...

Revived after nearly 89 years, the historic Mitchell Trophy Air Race returned with a modern twist as the U.S. Air Force incorporated Agile Combat ...

Oklahoma teachers are starting to go public with their opposition to state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters -- but remain ...