After World War I, France poured billions into the Maginot Line, a vast chain of underground forts, casemates, and gun turrets meant to delay a German attack long enough for full mobilization. Filmed ...

In May 1940, German Panzer divisions launched a lightning campaign that stunned Europe. Breaking through the Ardennes, they surrounded Allied armies and pushed toward the English Channel, trapping ...

I first learned of Isabel France while working on a column about the Boston Mountain Fire Department. I found a brief ...

In 1940, Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old from Montignac, France, followed his dog, Robot, into a hole near a fallen tree. Inside, he found a cave that .

In September of 1940, a 18-year-old young man called Marcel Ravidat discovered a cave thanks to his dog. What started as a simple moment in the forest ended ...

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.

For intrepid journalists Emily Hahn, Rebecca West, and Martha Gellhorn, the love of writing, travel, mentorship, and friendly ...

The Grand Mosque of Paris marks its 100th anniversary this year, reviving debate over its political role and its place in ...

It's not just any Friday, it's Friday the 13th. Maybe you already knew, maybe you've been feeling the spooky vibes all day, keeping your head on a swivel for black cats. Friday lands on the 13th of ...

They were as intertwined as two people could be. Lovers and avant-garde collaborators, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore even played Dadaist tricks on the Nazis and nearly paid with their lives.. Curated ...

In Limay, in the Yvelines, the Old Bridge captivates with its interrupted silhouette spanning the Seine. As one of the oldest medieval bridges in Île-de-France, it was deliberately cut in the 20th ...