In 1939, one small Indiana town turned a centuries-old superstition into actual law, complete with a town marshal assigned to enforce it. What drove local officials to take Friday the 13th this ...

We are trying to transform instruments of war into symbols of beauty and hope. In this way, we want to show that people can ...

The insignia pays tribute to the 95th Wing’s predecessor, which was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations during World War II.

Today we take a look at the origin and meaning behind some of America’s most famous symbols. On July 4, 1776, the Continental ...

Built as a symbol of peace and Dutch craftsmanship, the SS Nieuw Amsterdam was one of the world's most elegant ocean ...

A desert hike through Palen Pass reveals the remains of a World War II training area where American soldiers prepared for ...

The Berlin Wall, a physical symbol of the Cold War, fell on Nov. 9, 1989, when East Germany opened its border crossings. More ...

U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow has unveiled a new proposed base insignia rich with historic symbols telling the ...

Some of Japan’s most famous historical figures wielded the Hōnjo Masamune, but the sword mysteriously disappeared after World ...

The Grand Mosque of Paris, built in 1926 in the Latin Quarter as a tribute to Muslim soldiers who died for France during World War I, marks its 100th anniversary this year. French historian Benjamin ...

Millions of Americans celebrated America 250, Sail250 events in key ports, boarding scores of ships that sailed thousands of ...

American workers' share of the economic pie has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1947, when the federal government began tracking the data, according to an analysis by Federal Reserve ...