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On This Day, May 4: Construction begins on Panama Canal
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoConstruction of the Panama Canal is underway in 1912. The canal began construction on May 4, 1904....
The Israeli Navy fought the first surface battle between missile boats
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSa'ar-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy. (Wikimedia Commons) Certain battles in naval history...
#TBT: USS Lexington's longevity honored with Texas historical marker
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe USS Lexington has a long and distinguished history of service to country and community. And on...
The site of the US's first major World War II offensive in the Pacific is the scene of new struggle...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy transport ship USS President Adams, its decks crowded with troops, before the invasion of...
Veterans Voice: Relatives of RI Aviation Hall of Fame honorees sought
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSince 2003, the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame has been recognizing the state’s aviation heroes....
9 times a submarine sank an aircraft carrier
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRecovery of the Ensign E.H. Barry, pilot of a U.S. Navy Grumman AF-2 Guardian from Anti-Submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) by a Piasecki HUP helicopter after...
Battle flag flying high as new destroyer makes Mayport Naval Station its new home
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDebrianna Scott waited on the Alpha 2 pier at Naval Station Mayport Monday morning for the arrival...
The US and its allies are scrambling to respond to China's intensifying moves in the heart of the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChildren fish at a polluted beach in central Honiara September 14, 2012.Reuters During the first...
Enduring ties of Army-Navy gridiron battle make it one of most storied rivalries
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe annual gridiron battle between the U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen and cadets of the U.S. Military...
History: The link between Van De Kamps Holland Dutch Bakery, Volcano House, Baskin-Robbins
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBorn quite literally on the family dining table in Pasadena in 1925, Harold Bissner Jr. was delivered into the hands of his grandmother when his namesake architect-father rushed out and found ...