Christmas in 1944 and 19-year-old Pvt. James R. Hendrix was far away from his home in the northeast Arkansas town of Lepanto.

Charles Everett Balcom died when he was 17, a few weeks before he should have graduated from Lockport High School.

This mild-mannered, unassuming auctioneer, Robert Edlin, was recognized as the first man to board a landing craft in England ...

A History of the Beginnings of England,’ historian Marc Morris recounts the turbulent era between the abandonment of Britain ...

A beloved Bay Area WWII veteran who has captivated hearts all over social media and much of the world turned 102 on Friday.

Born Marion Robert Morrison, John Wayne is one of the greatest movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Era. Known to many as "the ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...

Churchill at War, the new Netflix docuseries, is based on a true story that traces Winston Churchill's dark legacy. Read all about it here.

The U.S. Air Force unit and its deadly missions in World War II are also the subject of a new Apple TV+ documentary.

Check out the Register’s picks for people with strong OC ties who made a difference this year. Some are familiar, but others ...

John Marsden, the bestselling author of the Tomorrow series (and more than 40 books altogether) has died. His difficult early ...

By Joumana Khatib and Emma Lumeij Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance.