The United States Holocaust Memorial Council was established by Congress in 1980 to lead the nation in commemorating the Holocaust and to raise private funds for and build the United States Holocaust ...

Those wishing to donate can mail checks to the Town of Oakland, 6 Cascade Mill Road, Oakland, ME 04963, with “Memorial Hall Fund” written on the memo line, or contribute through the Oakland ...

Kanichi Kanegae was the mayor of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture while volcanic eruptions continued at nearby Fugendake, the main peak of Mount Unzen, in 1991. Readily recognizable for his long ...

The BBC is set to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with a wide range of programming across TV, Radio and Online ...

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday ...

Mount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the country's volcanology agency said in a statement. Clouds of thick grey ash billowed into the sky leaning towards the ...

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) wrote to 460 town halls and educational centers asking them to boycott the UK's Holocaust Memorial Day. The IHRC, which British media has linked to Iran ...

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Breitscheidplatz is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. The ruin of the old church has been converted into a war memorial. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church ...

So far, no reports of any damage or loss to property have been received, officials in India said. Tuesday’s epicentre was around 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain ...

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park boasts New Zealand’s highest and most treacherous mountain, along with the mysteries of 62 individuals who vanished without a trace. It’s a mountaineering ...

The area around Mt. Everest, about 50 miles southwest of the epicenter, was empty in the depth of winter, when even some residents move away to escape the cold. Chinese state media say at least ...