On this day in 1961, soldiers in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) began construction on the Berlin Wall – ...

The construction of the Berlin Wall began on this day in 1961.

A SEA of abandoned e-bikes have been left strewn across a London borough after the local council failed to agree a new deal ...

In 2019, the Bundestag voted to create a memorial for the victims of communism. Progress on the project has stalled, but there are now plans to move forward.

President Donald Trump has taken aim at MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace in a bizarre social media rant. The drama started when ...

The complete remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the biggest dinosaurs, were found in South Dakota on August 12, 1990. In ...

<p>News about the Berlin Wall, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.</p> ...

Said curtain was woven by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, who excluded Churchill from meetings in Tehran and Yalta ...

Today is Friday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2025. There are 138 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York; more than 460,000 people ...

Marcus Holmes (William & Mary) examine summits past & what Trump should do if he is serious about peace for Ukraine.

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025 with 140 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune ...