The Irish “piggybacked” on the often-violent and exploitative empire-building of the main European powers, according to a ...

Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front ...

Recent visitors praised Colonial Williamsburg, saying it offered an expertly recreated step back in time and helped them understand more about this period and our nation's history. This history ...

Archaeologists in St Augustine, Florida, have unearthed remnants of the city's brief British colonial period during a recent excavation. The dig in the historic Lincolnville neighbourhood revealed ...

As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a ...

What should Australia do with its public statues celebrating leaders from the country's colonial past? One group thinks it ...

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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As Europe celebrates the 80th anniversary of its triumph over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria is remembering a darker anniversary: the colonial-era massacres ...