By 1918, World War I had raged on for four years. Planes made of fabric and wood sortied to twirl and trade fire in the skies over Europe and the Middle East. Aerial combat was being pioneered, and ...

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

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

Holocaust books are among those caught up in an Iowa book ban law. Meanwhile, schools are now required to teach about the ...

In a world eternally enmeshed in ‘never-ending’ wars, peace appears to be a mere interlude and war, the default condition of ...

Eleven years after the establishment of the Jamestown Colony in 1607, Virginia Gov. Sir George Yeardley was ordered by the Virginia Company of London to set aside land on the mainland — hence Governor ...

New Philadelphia's municipal airport was renamed in honor of the man who was John Glenn's first flight instructor.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, has died. He leaves behind a legacy as a dogged peacemaker and a decent, ethical ...

Whatever ceremonial respect Jimmy Carter gets paid while he's lying in state, it's unlikely to change his historical reputation as a second-rater. The scholars who fill out the presidential rankings ...

Last week we received an original Hamilton Model 21 marine chronometer, perhaps the most famous timepiece of World War II. While no mechanical timekeeping device can match the accuracy of today’s ...

The Ardennes Offensive, commonly known as the "Battle of the Bulge," stands as the single bloodiest battle fought by the ...

The following day, New Year’s Day 1945, Hartzell battled Nazi soldiers for control of the Belgian town of Chenogne. In the ...