Friedrich St. Florian, an Austrian American architect who designed the World War II Memorial on the Mall, helping to honor the sacrifices of the 16 million Americans who served in the war and the ...

Friedrich St. Florian came to the United States for his master's degree in architecture from Columbia University.

according to a Friends of the National World War II Memorial press release. Born on Dec. 20, 1919 in Philadelphia to Italian immigrant parents, Regina was one of nine children and a twin.

Nassau County is set to remember the end of World War II 80 years ago with a number of celebrations.

On Saturday, Stowe, now 98, sat alongside nine of his fellow veterans at the World War II Memorial as a sailor rang a Navy bell at 12:53 p.m. — exactly 83 years to the minute from the first ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: While it's pretty during the day, the memorial is incomparable at night. Visit after sunset. – Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor The World War II Memorial was dedicated in ...

a moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II. On Friday, their names were read aloud at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond as part of an annual remembrance ceremony of that fateful day in ...

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

This year, the day marks the 83rd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II ... Commemoration at the World War II Memorial... A file photo shows a U.S. National ...