On Feb. 24, 2014, scientists announced that a tiny zircon crystal from Australia, 4.4 billion years old, was confirmed to be the oldest discovered fragment of Earth's crust.

After the opposing sides disengaged, the courage and leadership Jacobs displayed in saving the 2nd Battalion from disaster resulted in his promotion to captain. Oct. 9, 1969, he was summoned to the ...

On a cold snowy Veterans Day in 2019, groups of people gathered at the Soldiers’ Monument in Trigon Park to dedicate a black ...

Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of ...

Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.

Since Philadelphia is arranged on a grid system, the mostly one-way roads are easy to navigate. Helpful maps are posted along street corners across the city – watch for the "Walk! Philadelphia" signs ...

The second-largest city in the Lone Star state, San Antonio is located on the southern edge of the mountainous Texas Hill Country. Its streets follow old Spanish trails and 19th-century wagon trails ...