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25 years after 9/11: A look back at decades of terror attacks on America

The U.S. was no stranger to terror attacks before Sept. 11, 2001, both at home and abroad, but none shaped America and the world quite like ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Navy Annex, warehouse that became a workhorse, finally near end

WASHINGTON The Navy Annex was never intended to last long or, for that matter, to house human beings. The 1 million-square-foot complex, perched on a hill in Arlington County overlooking ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch

U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima to mark anniversary

Hundreds of U.S. Marines landed on the remote island of Iwo Jima today to prepare for the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest ...

In 2002, South Australia scuttled ex-HMAS Hobart in 2 minutes and 17 seconds; 18 years later, a marine survey recorded more than 50 fish species around the destroyer

Discover how the ex-HMAS Hobart, scuttled in 2002, has become a thriving marine ecosystem with over 50 fish species in its ...

In 1945, Percy Spencer noticed something unusual while working on radar equipment: the candy bar in his pocket had melted. The engineer began experiment…

In 1945, Percy Spencer made a casual observation that led to a major change in food preparation. Standing next to a magnetron ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Defeat the Royal Navy During the American Revolution, a Rebel Inventor Designed a Secret Weapon: a Bomb-Carrying Submarine

David Bushnell developed the "Turtle" submersible as a student at Yale University. The vessel's attack on a British flagship ...