Southwest Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. News of the USS Maine sinking, which sparked the Spanish-American War, arrived via a telegraph station in ...

President McKinley had hoped to maintain peace with Spain. The U.S. would soon be fighting from the Caribbean to the Pacific.

I recall when then-President Barack Obama was planning to send troops to enforce his “Assad must go” policy in Syria, many ...

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Head out to sea from Fort Williams Park, and somewhere out there — around 300 feet down — lies the wreckage of the USS Eagle PE-56. Of the crew, 49 men died as the ship sank — ...

Past presidents have taken military action during personal crises. Americans need evidence before escalation with Venezuela.

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the ...

The Purple Hearts journey-from the birth of a nation to the depths of the Atlantic-reminds us what freedom truly costs.by ...

Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC) is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room, featuring a rare artifact from the USS Maine. The U.S. Navy ship ...

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WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a ...

There's a new exhibit at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), showcasing a rare artifact from the USS Maine, a U.S. Navy ship ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it's sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next ...