During a Christmas lunch in 1943, a Canadian nun based in Belgium poisoned and killed 45 Nazi officers by lacing their soup with arsenic. For months, a rumor has circulated online that a Canadian nun ...

Christmas 1943, a badly shot up B-17 struggled to stay in the air, it was the first mission for the 21-year-old pilot, half his crew lay wounded. Then the dark shadow of the feared Bf-109 pulled along ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in December 2024. Fourteen flyboys, young men in their 20s and late teens — some married, others just out of high school — along with their hopes and ...

Fourteen flyboys, young men in their 20s and late teens — some married, others just out of high school — along with their hopes and dreams died three days before Christmas 1943 in likely the deadliest ...

“Letters From Father Christmas” by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Baillie Tolkien. William Morrow, 2023. ISBN 9780063340534. Hardcover, 208 pages. $28.00. I came pretty late to the Hobbit game, and later ...

Eighty years ago, American troops were home for Christmas for the first time in years. For the previous four years, troops had faced holidays away from family, and in whatever conditions the war ...

I am going to reminisce back 82 years, to Christmas 1943. This was when our country was well into World War II. We Americans were all united and pulling together to win the war. By 1943, war ...

The official White House Christmas portrait is out — and it’s a formal affair. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are both wearing black and standing before Christmas trees, decor and lights ...

Whether it's a carton of milk or a gift for your cousin who has just decided to come home for Christmas, there are always last-minute items you need to make your holiday complete. Several U.S. stores ...

Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen brought the classic holiday film to life Paramount/Getty No matter the weather where you live, there’s one movie that can always make you feel ...

It was only a week before Christmas, 1943. Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” reached No. 3 on the charts. Tens of thousands of servicemen, indeed, hoped to be home for Christmas, though for ...