The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

The USS Peterson served for more than two decades and was decommissioned in June 1965. FILE - Harvey Milk, a gay political leader in San Francisco, is seen pictured in his camera store on Castro ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

Even the Associated Press in an adjacent clip noted, “On June 19, 1865, Union Troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people ...

Although he had close calls, Connecticut World War II veteran Edward J. Apicella Sr. said he survived the hellish battle of Okinawa physically unscathed. But the Waterbury native, his voice breaking ...

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: ‘Big Fish’ in UConn waters; Will Levis’ future, golf integrity and more ...

To participate, submit your response here by July 4 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 15. By The Learning Network We invited teenagers to create an original five ...