On September 18, 1931, the explosion of the Japanese-owned railway track near the city of Mukden, Manchuria in northeastern ...

Bootleggers displayed the “Hinomaru” flag to indicate extraterritoriality and sold drugs that were banned. While extraterritoriality in Manchuria was abolished in December 1937, Japanese were ...

Empires rise like wildfires—how do we measure their scars? One way to measure the march of human history would be the timeline of “The Empires.” The Akkadian Empire (circa 2334–2154 BCE), is widely ...

One of the most important dates in World War II, is May 9, 1945, when the Soviet red flag with the hammer and sickle emblem was raised over the Reichstag building, the German parliament. This ...

Nearly two decades in a Chinese prison could not break Richard Fecteau. On Wednesday, April 30, the city of Lynn honored his extraordinary sacrifice and quiet strength with a moving rededication ...

Regardless of the flag, a shipowner with a ship built in China is expected ... In 1931, Japan’s occupation of Manchuria and subsequent attacks on other parts of China caused the USA to impose economic ...

His grandfather Nobusuke Kishi, a former post war prime minister, had before the Pacific War been the de facto dictatorial ruler of the Japanese colony of Manchukuo (Manchuria ... at street parties ...

Providence, Rhode Island, officials have accepted a request to fly the Palestinian flag Friday at City Hall in the state's capital. City officials emphasized that no American flags are being ...

Flags in Kansas are being flown at half-staff from sun-up to sundown on May 15 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order May 13 directing that flags be ...