In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh made history by descending into the Mariana Trench. Aboard the Trieste submersible, ...
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...
Flying into Halifax plays like a cinematic introduction to the province of Nova Scotia. Whether it’s autumn and the plane hovers over red and orange foliage, or it’s winter and snow blankets the land ...
In the wake of NASA's triumphant Artemis 2 mission to the moon, which safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to return its four-astronaut crew home last week , NOVA is launching a one-hour ...
In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.
In just six weeks, the Iran War has shattered a system of global trade that has enriched people and nations for more than a century: the freedom to sail the open seas. The Strait of Hormuz long ...
Independence residents ousted two of the five city councilmembers that voted to give a 90% tax abatement to the builders of a massive data center. The vote comes after a turbulent few months in ...
Galveston has grown so accustomed to welcoming new cruise ships in port that it's a little surprising to see things run the other direction. But the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. In a ...
Two new faces have been elected to the Independence City Council, ousting one incumbent. Independence voters selected Cody Atkinson and Jackie Dorman in Tuesday’s election to join the seven-seat body, ...
A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was terrifying. The largest expeditionary force in British history sailed into the American ...