The announcement was not accompanied by an executive order. The power to create and amend public holidays rests with Congress ...

May 8 and November 11 are new national holidays for WWII and WWI victories that don't replace Veterans Day or close businesses.

Donald Trump has signed a proclamation officially declaring May 8 as Victory Day for World War II. The newly created holiday will be celebrated to commemorate the “Allied Powers' triumph” in ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower ...

This May, the 80th anniversary of Germany’s surrender ending World War II was celebrated in Moscow with its customary gravity ...

Russia's war against Ukraine is waged not only with missiles and tanks, but with distorted myths — powerful narratives that ...

While World War II (WWII) progressively diminishes in importance for many in the United States, the Great Patriotic War, in ...

The idea of replacing Veterans Day with “Victory Day” set off a colleague of mine, a veteran who earned two Purple Hearts and ...

A Russian patriot could not contain his anger after discovering a war cemetery for World War II veterans flooded in sewage ...

The sons of Africa were maimed and killed in wars they did not fully understand. In a nutshell, Africans and others like ...