When Michael Collins ordered the mass assassination of British intelligence agents, it was the "gamble of all gambles" that became the tipping point in the War of Independence ...

The Truce that brought the War of Independence to an end in July 1921 resulted in jubilation, consternation and suspicion. Although welcomed by the public, it was clear to many Irish republicans ...

A committee of local historians and educators formed by the district administration decided this date and the municipal ...

“Farha,” Jordan’s best international feature Oscar entry, depicts the Israel Defense Forces slaughtering a Palestinian family. (JTA) — Israel’s government has lashed out at Netflix over ...

Quezon was elected president of the new commonwealth. World War II interrupted the transition to independence. Within minutes of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 ...

Israel had just declared its independence and war was underway — the Lebanese had no intention of allowing Jewish men of fighting age to sail on to the nascent Jewish state. Among the 69 ...

Exhibition celebrates centenary of Sean Keating’s pieces ‘Men of the South’ and ‘An IRA Column 1921’ and the story behind these works Descendents of the men featured in Seán Keating's ...