Though the Japanese occasionally staged submarine and bomber attacks, Canton survived the war largely unscathed. Afterward, the island bloomed into a popular stopover, where Pan Am refueled its ...

His English was limited to a few basic phrases and he didn't even know what an "island" was. He also carried the trauma of a war which led to the deaths of more than half a million people ...

Approximately 20 percent of immigrants inspected at Ellis Island were temporarily detained, half for health reasons and half for legal reasons. When America entered World War I in April 1917 ...

Taiwan military warns China not to repeat war's mistakes China says will 'take back' Taiwan sooner or later Taiwan says China held drills off island's coast this week Taiwan president: China is ...

His team explored remnants of structures in the central and northern parts of Etorofu island, called Iturup by ... were built during the Pacific War, mostly to prepare against an assault of ...