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A Ship Was Found Sailing Itself, With Breakfast Still on the Table. No One Ever Found the Crew.
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (700+ words) The scene looked frozen in time, as if the men had stepped away for a moment and never returned. From the archives: This story originally appeared in the October 1930 issue of Popular Mechanics. We're republishing it now as part of…...
| The Road to the Civil War: Key Events and Issues - Part 2
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (366+ words) Before the Civil War erupted in 1861, the United States was already on shaky ground. Uncover the short-term events that pushed Georgia'and the nation'closer to conflict. From the Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform to the Dred Scott decision and Abraham…...
From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day: A Brief History of the Pacific War
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (504+ words) The Pacific War started in late 1941 and continued until 1945. However, tensions between Japan and the West are best traced back to the '30s with the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in '32, America pursued an economic trade…...
U. S. Army Quote of the Day by General George S. Patton: "Americans Don't Surrender'
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (664+ words) General George Patton won the war and lost the peace. Stripped of command after comparing Nazis to Democrats and Republicans, exiled to write history books, he died 12 days after a car accident in December 1945. The war he was born to…...
1827: An Old Cannon from Bloody Pond Explodes in Glens Falls
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (501+ words) July 4, 1827 was a special day in New York and certainly one for celebratory events around the state. It was the 51st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). Moreover, July 4, 1827 was the final emancipation of enslaved people in…...
USS Liberty survivor speaks, calls for remembrance
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (49+ words) MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) " A Navy veteran who survived one of the deadliest attacks on a US ship in modern history shared his story Monday night in Lycoming County. Larry Bowen spoke at a public event in Montoursville about…...
Did Julius Caesar Really Say "Et Tu, Brute?" Here's What History Tells Us
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (600+ words) "Et tu, Brute?" (You too, Brutus?) has become history's most famous betrayal line, but it's not really history at all." The final moments of Julius Caesar's life, known as the "Ides of March," have been relayed for centuries. From records…...
Quote of the day by Hannibal on intelligence: Quote of the day by Hannibal: 'Many things which nature makes difficult become easy to the man who uses. ..' - advice on using intelligence to succeed and how to solve problems with smart thinking by military strategist of Second Punic War
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (41+ words) Quote of the day by Hannibal: Discover powerful insights from military strategist Hannibal Barca on how intelligence and smart thinking can turn life's challenges into manageable tasks. Learn the importance of adaptability and mindset with Hannaibal's historical context and practical…...
White Rage and Revenge in Rhodesia
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (381+ words) Viscount? How old is this? This happened in 1978. You might want to warn the readers that they can look all day long for the date and not find when it happened. They stopped production on the Viscount in 1963 and the…...
The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (21+ words) Japanese anti-aircraft fire is believed to have shot down the Heaven Can Wait, a B-24 D Liberator bomber, in 1944....