On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...

Researchers have discovered a long-lost Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that was sunk in a famous battle of World War II in ...

The question now looms larger than ever: are we witnessing the birth pangs of a new global conflict – or has World War III ...

The American Heritage Museum in Hudson will host a World War II Pacific Theater reenactment on July 12 and July 13.

A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during ...

The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.

Explore the rich history of Penrhos, from its WWII role as an RAF base to its cultural legacy as a Polish Village.

On the morning of July 7, 2005, a series of explosions struck London during rush hour. Bombs detonated in three crowded ...

After nearly 80 years, a World War II Ka-Bar knife belonging to Marine LeRoy Ziarnik was returned to his family in Wisconsin, ...

The Jackson County History Center is looking for pictures of World War II and Vietnam veterans to be displayed in a special ...

Eighty-three years after its loss in WWII, the USS New Orleans bow has been located using sonar and underwater robots.