contemporary history

V-E Day: It was 79 years ago today that V-E Day was first celebrated in America and Great Britain — Victory in Europe Day. History.com gives a brief s...

ELDRED — Ellen Dubie, program administrator of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program at the University at Buffalo and second-generation H...

The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...

The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...

TODAY: Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — Dec. 7, 1941, “a date that will live in infamy.” President Franklin D...

Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish i...

The figure of Napoleon has long been an object of fascination, but the new Ridley Scott biopic makes one wonder why. The film, perhaps inadvertently, ...

You’ve already seen this episode. It’s your favorite show, so of course you did. Still, though it’s a repeat, a rerun, a second-airing, an installment...

Generations of the Giordano family have served in the United States military, all of them with pride. Antonio Giordano of Lewis Run was in World War I...

The Women’s Literary Club met Friday at Hill Memorial Church. President Mary Lou Detweiler called the meeting to order and recognized members celebrat...

ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum is so amazing, no one wants to leave — including the veterans who are honored there. On Sunday, Spirit Hunters...

Institutions of higher ed have long been known hotbeds of radical left-wing activism, both in and out of the classroom. In the aftermath of Hamas’ ter...

ELDRED — This will be Living History Weekend at the Eldred World War II Museum. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, meet and visit with World ...

BUFFALO SOLDIERS. No, the naming of the American Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments post Civil War soldiers had absolutely nothing to do with the city ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In 1945, Hollywood set in motion its first big-budget movie drama about the making and use of the atomic bomb. Almost immediately ...

ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum’s summer Living History Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Living history reenactor exhibits include Canada’...

PORT ALLEGANY — Memorial Day Services were held in Port Allegany with a Bridge Ceremony for those lost at sea, followed by a service on the Town Squar...

ELDRED — Don’t be bystanders. Be up-standers. That was the emotional and important message imparted on the crowd of more than 170 people at the Eldred...

ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum is hosting an exhibit and a speaker to further the public’s understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust. The...

The men and women who were selected for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., have returned from their trip and are full of excitement about what they ...