Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on September 02. Check what happened today in history here.

The USS Hornet was sunk in fierce fighting during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. A converted farm tractor went down it.

TAIPEI: Taiwan accused China on Monday (Sep 1) of squandering the equivalent of 2 per cent of its entire defence budget to commemorate the end of World War II as this year's 80th anniversary fuels a b ...

Yet the legacy of Sino-American partnership is one to mark as Free China, now on Taiwan, launches a defense buildup amid Beijing’s threats.

China will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a military parade in Beijing on 3 September. The Peoples ...

Another movie on this list that is near the top of the mountain in the submarine movie genre is the classic Run Silent, Run Deep, starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. A lot of amazing submarine ...

I remember seeing the Japanese walking down the dock. The Marines were frisking all of them. We were top-side all over the place, hanging off the masts and over the side of our ship, anyplace ...

Small-town family stories and historical record show the importance of what we choose to remember of World War II ...

Post the discovery, a case was registered at the Thoubal police station. Later, the bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police moved the ordnance to Langathel Chingol, where it was saf ...

The Bomb Disposal Squad of Manipur Police transported the ordnance and safely neutralised it at Langathel Chingol after taking all necessary precautionary measures ...

This powerful and clear-headed study deftly debunks the notion of the rational ‘grand strategy’ and received notions of the ‘art’ of warfare ...

The remaining survivor of the U.S. Navy's U.S.S. Yorktown during World War II is celebrating his 101st Birthday this weekend.