Roman-Era Mosaic Panel with Erotic Theme That Was Stolen During World War II Returns to Pompeii A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of...
Fireworks, Warplanes and Axes: How France Celebrates Bastille Day Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town...
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...
Presidents Sometimes Use 4th of July Celebrations to Unveil Major Policies. Most Times, They Don't. The past offered little guidance for President Trump on whether to make a major policy announcement on the Fourth of July...
Thousands of America’s First Veterans Are Buried in Ohio, and Historians Need Your Help to Find Them An estimated 7,000 Revolutionary War veterans are believed to be buried in Ohio. The Ohio History Connection is leading an...
The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Not every military test pilot can set records like Chuck Yeager, but what happened to Tom Attridge on Sept. 21, 1956, was...
Trump Suggests Bringing Back Secretary of War. Why Did the Title Get Dropped? Trump brought up the idea of a name change while introducing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a June 25 press conference...
New Graphic Novel Spotlights Robert Smalls, Who Escaped Slavery on a Stolen Confederate Ship Robert Smalls published a newspaper, established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress...
London's Secret Wartime Tunnels Are Set to Draw Tourists with a Spy Museum and Underground Bar A long-secret network of tunnels 100 feet below the streets of London could be the city’s next big tourist destination.
Okinawa Marks 80 Years Since End of One of Harshest WWII Battles with Pledge to Share Tragic History The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...