As Illinois State University prepares to celebrate National Women’s History Month in March, University Archives is highlighting stories of women whose impacts stretch from Illinois State Normal Univer ...

A Kansas woman is sharing memories of her time in the service of the U.S. Coast Guard and the adventures it helped her to experience. Every week, we honor and recognize ...

The 24 U.S. Army service members aboard the C-47 Skytrain transport plane were excited for a day of sightseeing. Less than four months before World War II ended, the aircraft call ...

For more than half a century, the U.S. Army's standard infantry rifle has undergone a remarkable transformation, from the battle rifles of World War II to the compact, modular carbines carried by ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

The German Army during the Second World War relied on a series of light armored vehicles armed with powerful anti-tank guns, ...

When Italy joined World War II in 1940, its leadership expected quick victories and a place among the dominant powers of ...

The Trump administration has attempted to forbid gender-affirming care for people under 19 years old through the executive order.

A new exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis offers an expanded view of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore's ...

All of these women defined their days by endurance and proved their worth. The success, continuation and vibrancy of today’s ...

The actress’s revived Committee for the First Amendment is taking aim at industry mergers as well as threats to the freedom of expression.

This episode unpacks the domestic political struggles leading up to the signing of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941. Lynne Olson, acclaimed historian and author of Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, ...