On October 7, 1870, one of those minor, anecdotal episodes that pepper History amidst greater events took place. A hydrogen ...

A burn ban is now in place in Lower Alsace Township. The supervisors, based on a recommendation from the fire chief, have issued a 30-day temporary ban on all burning, including all recreational ...

Shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve in 1944, German forces launched a major offensive in the mountains of ...

Image The fragility of Andre’s music can be traced to his family’s background in Alsace, a region that changed hands between France and Germany many times.Credit...Robert Rieger for The New ...

German forces launched a major offensive in the mountains of Alsace-Lorraine, France, surging over Allied defenses along the border of France and Germany, U.S. officials said. The offensive turned ...

Germany’s fairy-tale castles are calling! In this episode, we visit Neuschwanstein Castle, the legendary structure that inspired Disney, and Eltz Castle, a medieval marvel nestled in the woods. With ...

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The firing came after days of political negotiation between the key members of Germany’s ruling “traffic light” coalition government – Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, Lindner of the ...