Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to ...

The director of Air Force One is Wolfgang Petersen, whose film Das Boot, a gritty tale of life aboard a World War II German submarine ... White House…. [As a symbol] it’s as if the president ...

This bird is an enduring symbol of Soviet resistance—and perseverance—during the darkest days of what Russians refer to as ...

"A symbol of strength and can-do spirit." Guise says after the war, women were generally forced out of the workforce when service members returned home. But what they did changed the labor landscape.

April 13 is considered to be one of the darkest days of India’s freedom struggle. Hundreds of unsuspecting men, women and ...

On April 17, 1934, the de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide took to the skies for the first time. With its graceful biplane ...

1910: After spending five months in South America, William Jennings Bryan returned to Nebraska. 1920: Judge A.J. Cornish of the Nebraska Supreme Court collapsed and died at a meeting of the Commercial ...

Some numbers that illustrate the change: By the time of World War II, as more than 12.2 million ... While Rosie the Riveter is an iconic symbol of early female empowerment in these days, often ...

The Battle of Luzon remains a powerful example of how U.S. Army landpower serves as a decisive force in the Indo-Pacific. While naval and air power dominate strategic discussions, history has shown ...

Aviation played a huge role in how the Vietnam War rolled out—after all, there’s a reason the conflict is also known as “The ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture ... and mobilize the populace. During World War II, Japanese propaganda employed ...

The US Navy's newest frigate program is sailing straight into the same storm that sank its last two major shipbuilding efforts: rising costs, design ...