January 23 1945 American Submarine USS Barb infiltrated a harbor filled with enemy ships. The Barb chose to attack. Barb managed an escape i

The SS United States captured the Blue Riband in 1952, setting the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner, a...

Turns out the original area codes aren’t random numbers randomly assigned to states and areas, cities with larger populations, like New...

Mary Fields was the first black woman to deliver mail in the US. She lived in Cascade Montana and became a local legend.

The USS Philadelphia was one of the US Navy’s best warships, but it ran aground and was captured by Tripolitan Pirates

Hardtack, Ships Biscuit, Molar Breakers, Worm Castels. Honestly, the hardtack was not as bad as I thought it would be, I definitely made...

I took that video while approaching the USS New Jersey on a particularly foggy day. The color of the paint is appropriately called "Haze...

The Peacemaker Cannon was based somewhat on the design of the "Oregon" cannon which was designed by John Ericson. However the Oregon had...

Romans got really into chariot races, and sometimes they used Curses to cheat.