When the SS United States was launched in 1952, it was the era of crossing the Atlantic by ship, and people wanted to do it ...

Ralph Conklin has seen and done plenty in his 100 years. The Sycamore man, who celebrated the milestone birthday on Tuesday, ...

Since the 16th century the Muscovite state has had many names – Rossiya, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the ...

These two books describe how American doctors were linked to troubling events during World War II that raised thorny moral issues around medicine and war.

Below its emerald waters, these tropical islands in the heart of the Pacific conceal the world's biggest underwater graveyard ...

Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...

The USS Olympia is best known for winning the Battle of Manila Bay and for transporting a service member's remains to the ...

SS United States is set to become the world's biggest artificial reef in Florida's Gulf. Southwest Florida has it's own ...

Along with Wheat were men who served on war ships and stormed the beaches of Normandy, all enjoying their time with friends and family as well as a slice of cake.

In a senseless act of vandalism, four monuments in Veterans Park have been overturned. The two monuments containing the names of local men who died during World War II were broken in two when they hit ...

After retiring in 1969, the SS United States sat idle for decades before being purchased for reef creation and a museum. The ship is expected to be sunk about 20 nautical miles south of Destin ...