On July 19, 1942, the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender made its first flight-an experimental canard fighter with a rear-mounted engine and radical design that ultimately fell short of expectations.

At last, we've reached the conclusion of our Fantastic Four movie retrospective in celebration of and preparation for The ...

The elegant towns of Cascais and Estoril have long been a low-key Eden for royals and aristocrats. Now, developers are luring ...

John Glenn grew up in Ohio and joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He flew 59 combat missions in World War II and 63 in the ...

In 1943, the German military believed they had built an impregnable wall of radar defenses. Their early-warning systems, Flak predictor stations, and elite night fighters were all part of a deadly ...

Although airbags are now a staple, they had a bumpy road when they were first invented. The first car to include them was the ...