On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and ...

By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...

On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and ...

The phrase "Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires" is perpetuated by the Taliban as a way to mythologise the image of the ...

The Browning M2 has outlasted nearly every weapon of its era. Born in the late 1910s and perfected during World War II, the .50 BMG “Ma Deuce” became the go-to heavy machine gun for U.S. forces. It ...

When they are not fighting, they write poetry, letters home or words of praise to their supreme commander,” said one of the ...

For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, ...

Some people are born to serve and protect those in need. But sometimes, the only way to help is with a rifle in hand. When ...

USS Alaska surged ahead, ready to confront an innovative German pocket battleship in the cold waters of the Atlantic. The ...

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier has made headlines for its planned retirement, but several other U.S. Navy ships are set to ...

Some years ago I was talking to a friend who was the head of a Labor think tank — and the thoughts he was thinking were ...

Her portrayals of warm, compassionate mothers endeared her to young viewers; baby boomers flocked to nostalgia conventions to ...