In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior. On board was an American diplomat, Francis ...

The President's Cake' director Hasan Hadi's makes history with first-ever Iraqi title to land on the International Feature ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize no doubt fueled his decision to launch an unprovoked invasion of Venezuela. Instead, the military strike is more likely to yoke him to a ...

Bush apparently decided to invade Iraq before he had settled on a specific cause. He wanted to assert American power after ...

The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly ...

Nebuchadnezzar II claimed divine inspiration for his restoration work, stating that the gods Zababa and Ishtar motivated him to undertake the project. After completing the renovations, he proclaimed: ...

From MTV and the internet to the Gulf War and presidential impeachment, these world-changing events defined life for Gen X, ...

The cover of the Oct. 31, 1765, edition of The New Hampshire Gazette laments the coming of the ‘never-to-be-forgotten ...

For Venezuelans, the consequences are immediate and unresolved. Some greeted the capture with relief, hopeful that years of fear and scarcity might finally ease. Others remain wary, unsure whether ...

The seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces Saturday represents a breach of international norms.[1][23] ...

What does history tell us about U.S. actions in Venezuela? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Kinzer, author of the book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq." ...

Seemingly contradictory statements from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have suggested at once that the U.S. now controls the levers of Venezuelan power or that the U.S. has no intention of ...