April 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England after his father, Henry VII, died. In 1836, with the battle cry "Remember the Alamo!" Texas forces under Sam ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly ...

The parade began at Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square, where communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared the country's independence from France in 1945. Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN ...

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