In response to the attacks, U.S. forces under the command of Gen. John J. Pershing invaded Mexico in an attempt to capture ...

The Battle of the Somme changed the course of WWI.

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

Rising of 1916 against British rule in Ireland has both political and literary significance. It marked one of the foundational moments in European history that led to the liberation of the Irish state ...

The Great Train Wreck of 1916” is a free presentation by Tom Jewell at 7 p.m. March 18 at the Amherst Historical Society Hall, 113 South Lake St. Jewell will discuss the tragic train wreck that ...

During the historic events of the 1916 Easter Rising, a group of rebels stormed some of Dublin's most prominent buildings in the quest for Irish freedom from the British colonial empire.