As a cadet at West Point, young Ulysses S. Grant considered General Winfield Scott "the finest specimen of manhood my eyes had ever beheld," and admired his skills as a general. Nicknamed "Old ...

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and for a few gloriously diverting weeks mined history instead of diamonds. It will take scholars years to study the wealth of material gleaned from the Diamond Shipwreck, as it has come to be called.

The discovery of 3,300-year-old ship far off the coast of Israel proves the advanced navigational skills of ancient seafarers.The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Thursday that a ...

Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport ... He spent years raising funds for the trip. The whaling ship Terra Nova left Cardiff, Wales in June 1910 and the expedition set off ...

Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea until March 2022. Now, the team behind ...

Read full article: Harris County to halt Ship Channel Bridge construction to fix design flaw HOUSTON – Following 20 months of construction of the new Ship Channel Bridge along the Beltway 8 ...

Federal authorities announced Thursday the arrest of a man in Alabama, accusing him of participating in the hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account earlier this year. Eric ...

Check the schedule for what’s on tonight, tomorrow or next week. Smithsonian Channel explores the history of our planet, life and culture, with 100% original, family-friendly programming. From the ...

Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom ... In what is perhaps the most infamous case in its history, the court decided that all people of African ancestry -- slaves as well as ...

Scott MacFarlane is a congressional correspondent for CBS News, reporting for all broadcasts and platforms. MacFarlane brings a wealth of experience to the Capitol Hill beat having covered ...

Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea until March 2022. Now, the team behind ...