When the French revolutionaries specified in the constitution of 1791 that a day of national celebration was to be held each ...

This is the eighth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time ...

Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is one of the loneliest U.S. military assignments in the world. Built ...

The U.S. military first moved into Greenland during World War II, when Denmark fell to a German invasion ... an "autonomous country" under the Danish monarchy. Greenlanders have their own ...

El Gran Grifón was the flagship of the Spanish Armada’s supply squadron of German-built Baltic hulks. The 650-ton, 38-gun ...

Jan. 18 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor. His reign ended ...

Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge Preside ...

GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30 ...

With less than a week until Inauguration Day, President-elect Trump got his wish for flags to be raised next Monday. American flags on public and government buildings are supposed to be flying at ...

The flags are at half-staff due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the flags at the Capitol, which are at half-staff due to ...

WASHINGTON − At the request of President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suspending a 30-day mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter to allow flags at the U.S ...

Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...