A sailor wearing a costume made from shorts and old signal flags makes his rounds on Guadalcanal island, Christmas Day 1942. (AP) Christmas 1941 was little different for most Americans from that of ...

So sorry, neighbors, but a recent column about stamps given out during World War II had wrong information, as several of you noted. “Ration stamps were provided to the general population of U.S.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The relentless march of Chicken Tikka Masala across Britain's culinary landscape took another step forward on Friday when the Ministry of Defense announced it would become a ...

Thanksgiving has always been a cherished American tradition, a day for families to gather, reflect, and share a meal. Yet during World War I and World War II, the holiday took on an added layer of ...

Food and drink can often be a window into the past, from coffee's prevalence in American culture being largely tied to a boycott of tea prior to and during the American Revolution, to the class ...

Following Japan’s bombing of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and the United States’ resulting entry into the second World War, American at home knew there would ...

When Allied troops stormed the beaches of Sicily on July 10, 1943, they expected brutal combat in what Winston Churchill called "the soft underbelly of Europe." In most cases, they got what they ...

wartime cake with raisins sliced on a blue plate - Jessica Leyva Alarcon/Shutterstock Food and drink can often be a window into the past, from coffee's prevalence in American culture being largely ...