At Midway, 30 men of Torpedo Squadron 8 flew obsolete torpedo bombers against Japan’s carriers; 29 died, but their doomed ...

This post has been updated. Picture this: you walk into your child’s school and see a robot. It’s more than 6 feet tall and ...

New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first ...

Explore the fascinating story of the PBY Catalina, a legendary World War II flying boat that soared above expectations and ...

While a new generation of scholars is correcting the historical record, supporters of the traditional narratives are fighting to keep their grip on the public imagination. This article is part of our ...

The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion ...

Archaeology and DNA testing combined have resulted in the identification of one of the young American soldiers who fought the ...

Over the past five years, the West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS) has honored brothers Benjamin and Stuckley Harding, ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is well underway at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. After several years in the Netherlands, ...

On June 17, 1775, some 1,000 rebel colonial troops faced down the British war machine on a hill on a peninsula north of ...

Late in the new movie The Report, Adam Driver’s Dan Jones argues with his prospective defense attorney over who really said, “History is written by the victors.” The lawyer (played by Corey Stoll) ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” The project ...