A Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval ...

The dropping of the ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year is an annual tradition watched all over the world. But did you know that the Times Square ball did not drop two years in its history?

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After 66 years of being displayed outdoors at the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American ...

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Japanese forces attacked and sank the USS Edsall. More than 200 American troops were on board at the time. Some were taken as prisoners of war; others were left to die.

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS "Cobia," a 312-foot-long vessel that completed six war patrols during World ...

Presidents often help plan their memorials themselves and Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of ceremony.