I recently discovered a World War II commando who was an unsung action hero — Irishman Lt. Col. Robert “Paddy” Mayne, one of ...

In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a bold and revolutionary ...

Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday ... Vietnam received during its struggle for independence,” according to state media.

Set against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, and by turns tragic and comic, O’Casey’s The Shadow of a Gunman is the tale of an ambitious young woman who dreams of a life beyond her ...

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, which is celebrated on September ... Cinco de Mayo began as a form of resistance to the effects of the Mexican-American War in the late 19th century. The ...

Image: Conor Coady takes responsibility for Leicester's relegation but points to a number of failings that have contributed to it Conor Coady says that he is "devastated" by Leicester City's ...

Editor's Note: Dermot McEvoy is the author of "The 13th Apostle: A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish Uprising." This passage is taken from his book “Irish Miscellany ...

Just a year after gaining independence, the two countries were on the verge of war over the Indus River system, consisting of the eponymous river and its major tributaries. The Indus River runs ...

The largely Irish-language film, featuring almost exclusively women, opens with two supremely unnerving scenes. In 1973, Peig (Grace Collender) is abducted from her own wedding, with her newlywed ...

In the end, approval of the agreement passed by a margin of seven votes, though civil war rather than ... Imagining Ireland’s independence: the debates over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 ...