In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The Napoleon House’s first female Bonaparte impersonator debuted in glam makeup for the second annual Pimm’s Cup Day ...

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

More than 80 years after being inducted into the U.S. Army, Pedro Vera received the French Legion of Honor— that country’s ...

Napoleon’s sleeve The sleeve, which has a pre-auction estimate between $22,000 and $34,000 was kept as a souvenir by Napoleon’s tailor after he had removed it when a servant spilled sauce on it.

A military genius and ruthless political operator, he reshaped Europe largely by force: in 1799, he staged the coup of 18 Brumaire and assumed the role of First Consul of France.

BONAPARTE, CONSUL, BY A CONTEMPORARY; Thibaudeau's Record of Napoleon's Part in Council of State, Edited by Dr. Fortescue. Share full article Sept. 5, 1908 The New York Times Archives ...

On May 22, Napoleon’s saber headed for sale in Paris with the Giquello auction house, where it fetched an eye-watering €4.6 million ($5.2 million), far surpassing its estimate of €700,000 ...

Valérie Baraban, Consul General of France serving Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, traveled from Houston to University Park to present Allan Burns with the French Legion of Honor.

Giquello For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year. In March, he made temporary peace with Britain and Spain in the Treaty of Amiens.