Summary and Key Points: The USS Yorktown (CV-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamed “Fighting Lady,” earned 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II.

Six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they launched another assault with plans to occupy Midway Atoll and … Continue reading "Little-Known Facts About The Battle Of Midway" ...

Memories of a century going bye. Michael Booth Denver Post Staff Writer. March 7 - In the wide space between the beginning and the end of a sentence spoken by Fred Saylor, there i ...

When one reads about the exploits of the World War II-era Gato -class United States Navy submarine, USS Barb (SS-220 ), one ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call ...

So why have the Yorktown Patriots been so strong in boys basketball so far this season? The reasons for the high-school team’s success are multiple. Through this past week’s action ...

The U.S. Air Force will no longer teach its recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen, the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II, an official with the ...

Auschwitz survivors have told Sky News of their pessimism that lessons have not been learnt from history, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp. "I hope I'm ...

While a handful of bigger hits might have overshadowed its success, there's no denying that Gladiator II is a blockbuster. The movie debuted alongside Wicked in one of 2024's biggest box office ...

Detonating a grenade under the chin rather than being captured. Using a fellow soldier to lure out attack drones. Removing body armor plates and helmets to enable faster attacks on foot.

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed. The ...

President Trump has appointed Chris Rocheleau as the acting FAA administrator following a tragic aircraft collision near Washington, D.C. Rocheleau, with over two decades of experience at the FAA ...