Nov 9, 2009 · After Germany’s defeat in World War II, the Nazi Party was outlawed and many of its officials were convicted of war crimes related to the Holocaust.

Oct 29, 2009 · After suffering massive casualties, Germany was forced to call off a planned offensive further north, in the Flanders region stretching between France and Belgium, which was envisioned …

Feb 2, 2012 · Explore Groundhog Day's shadowy history as well as interesting facts about the custom.

Dec 16, 2009 · Germany became a modern, unified nation under the leadership of the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), who between 1862 and 1890 effectively ruled first Prussia and then …

Oct 29, 2009 · The war began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 and raged across the globe until 1945, when Japan surrendered to the United States after atomic bombs were dropped on …

From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, discover how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

Dec 15, 2009 · The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Nov 9, 2009 · From February 13 to February 15, 1945, during the final months of World War II (1939-45), Allied forces bombed the historic city of Dresden, located in eastern Germany.

Oct 14, 2009 · After years of Nazi rule in Germany, dictator Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution”—now known as the Holocaust—was carried out during World War II, with mass killing centers in concentration ...

Oct 29, 2009 · Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the outbreak of World War II, and by 1941, Nazi forces had used “blitzkrieg” military tactics to occupy much of Europe.