While metal detecting for Civil War relics, the History Seekers uncovered something truly extraordinary—a rare Confederate spy weapon known as a coal torpedo, believed to be the same type used in the ...

After the Civil ... war, of a free, black settlement, named for the hated Union, made a dramatic claim to equality and liberty. The passionate man labeled as the “most influential African ...

The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...

From television Westerns to the approaching Civil War centennial ... conversion of the Model 1861 rifle musket, continued in U.S. service through the Spanish-American War, with more than half ...

Moreover, British critics interpreted Washington’s willingness to go to war as proof that America only paid lip service to the ideals of freedom, civil ... American grievances. Royal Navy ships ...

The remote, scattered islands of the Pacific were once crucial to American warfighting strategy in World War II, and they could ... China will complete a civil-military logistics system in the ...

Taipei Times file photo The pro-PRC parties may criticize the DPP, blaming its anti-nuclear policies and renewables for the high cost of electricity, but the reality is that fossil fuel price hikes in ...

The vice president of a factory that makes indoor wood furnishings for the likes of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc. is being urged by American customers to ship “anything ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...

Argosy ship of World War I still inspires with its spirit of generosity and hope, writes guest columnist William Lambers about U.S. WWI relief efforts during Easter 1915 that aimed to help starving ...