On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science ...

Just about everything about the onion-domed Russian Orthodox church near the otherwise unassuming Swedish city of Vasteras seems odd: its close proximity to the airport, its taller-than-planned spire, ...

Abandoned places around the world have always attracted attention from tourists. These located have been left in disarray for ...

On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time, humanity entered the nuclear age with a blinding flash of light in the New ...

Explore the Trinity nuclear test's historical significance, its role in WWII, and the ongoing implications of nuclear weapons ...

Fire burned the Grand Canyon's North Rim Lodge, not for the first time, but the building left a legacy for all who visited it.

A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after being destroyed by the ...

Brig. Gen. Leslie Groves: After arriving at the Alamogordo base camp on July 15, a brief review of the situation with Oppenheimer revealed that we might be in trouble. The bomb had been assembled and ...

"In the end, 73 people were injured in the incident, 54 of whom were burned, and 13 died," said author, former Marine and ...

Visit the geographic center of the state so you can say you’ve done it! Brady, Texas, in McCulloch County, is situated in the upper western portion of the Hill Country, approximately a two-hour drive ...

France is a truly spectacular country chock full of gorgeous palaces, important historical sites, bustling cities, and ...

The control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid colliding with an Air ...