The U.S. Navy did not finish construction of the USS Illinois battleship because aircraft carriers became the dominant naval ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class battleship, ordered in 1940, with its keel laid in late 1942. -However, the ...

A World War II veteran living in Collierville turned 100 on Monday, and he got full honors from the mayor. Joe Barchesky is ...

Six Missouri veterans, including legendary Jefferson City Jays football coach Pete Adkins, joined fellow heroes in the ...

World War II ended 80 years ago. Germany surrendered in May and Japan surrendered in August. The final surrender documents ...

A reception took place at the USS Battleship Missouri, where Japan officially surrendered to the United States in 1945, marking the end of World War II.

GOP strategist Matt Wylie weighs in on the shutdown as another week without a budget deal in Washington, D.C., is taking its ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

A mentee of Free Press chief photographer Tony Spina discusses why he applied to have a street named after Spina, among 23 candidates for the honor.

Editor's note: On Oct 15, a seminar marking the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China was held at Beijing Union ...

A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of ...

This is a response to a letter of October 15, which attempts to portray Charlie Kirk as an un-Christian agitator whose death ...