The ​materials group dropped 3.9%, as rising U.S. Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar weighed on the price of gold, which settled 1.1% lower. Two ⁠of the 10 major sectors ended higher, including ...
World War 1 laid the foundation for modern medicine. Learn how the war-torn battlefields of the Western Front pioneered healthcare.
Poison gas emerged as one of the most feared weapons of the First World War. Beginning in 1915, chemical agents such as chlorine and mustard gas were deployed on the battlefield, causing widespread ...
DST continues to spark debate as Americans remain divided over whether to keep changing their clocks each year.
In 1914, Germany marched into war expecting a swift victory built on the Schlieffen Plan and early battlefield momentum. Instead, trench warfare hardened into a grinding stalemate while the Allied ...
What led up to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran? 'Remaking the Middle East: The U.S., Israel & Iran' traces the conflict's roots and ramifications — and is available to stream now.
Congress has declared war 11 times in U.S. history.