Frustrated scientists turned to visual aids to help make their case for the lightning rod. The exploding thunder house is one example. When a small amount of gunpowder was deposit ...

On July 30, 1945, shortly after midnight, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine somewhere in the Philippine ...

To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships -- frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or ...

The test, carried out by the Israeli Navy’s Missile Ship Flotilla in collaboration with ... and ability to respond to evolving threats. Brig.-Gen. Yehuda Almakias, head of the Research and ...