On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission.

Col. Lloyd M. Morris, director of the Blair County-Altoona Civil Defense Council, was presented the CD’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Citation, in ceremonies at the Pentagon in Washington, ...

Colonel Roger Hugh Charles Donlon was the first American soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam — and the first Green Beret ever awarded the nation’s highest military honor.

On May 31, 1976, as Reagan continued his insurgent run for the GOP nomination against a sitting president, the New York Times ...

On April 11, 1965, the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak struck the Great Lakes region, dropping 37 tornadoes across six states, ...

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, on average, 1 to 2 people in Texas die each year from venomous ...

Army Staff Sgt. Robert White was working to secure fair and free elections for the people of Kandahar, Afghanistan, when a ...

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, ...

King was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers upset over poor working conditions and low pay.