US Marines crouch behind a barrier of barbed wire. The Gulf War—also called the Persian Gulf War—was a crisis that affected the world for years after it ended. The Gulf War was one of the shortest ...

Ukraine has come a long way since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. From the Russian occupation of nearly 30% of Ukraine’s territory in February to Russia’s humiliating ...

This chapter lays out how the War of Resistance began, why its timeline is still debated, and why it became one of the most catastrophic conflicts of the 20th century. From Shanghai and Nanjing to ...

Eighty years ago Thursday, the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to ...

This timeline was last updated on Jan. 31, 2025. The Israel-Hamas war brought renewed attention to the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict. U.S. President Bill Clinton stands between Israeli Prime ...