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The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.

A New Jersey resident killed in World War II was identified as Bridgeton's Roman Cherubini. Cherubini died in Burma in May 1944, but his remains were only recently identified. They flew his remains ...

In the fall of 1945, a Dutch teenager named Frieda van Schaik wrote a letter to the US military seeking the ... and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II” is a testament to the people ...

If you’ve read enough of my newsletter intros, you know how much I love kids — and not just because I’m a mother. I love kids because they are unique and often fearless — they haven’t ...

There is a rolling 50km to the second KOM, a manageable category 3 at Monteforte Irpino, with the path to Naples going north of Mount Vesuvius. The first summit finish of the 2025 Giro d'Italia ...

And if you missed it earlier today, you can catch up with our weekly Ukraine Q&A with military analyst Professor Michael Clarke below. Russia is making sure its Victory Day celebrations on 9 May ...

Thousands of ceramic poppies in form of warplane honors WWII heroes A stunning display of 20,000 ceramic poppies in the shape ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military confirms North Korean soldiers fought against Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region.