On Dec. 6, 1941, Young commanded the repair ship Vestal, which he fatefully brought alongside the battleship Arizona. The next day, he found his vessel under air attack, hit by two Japanese bombs and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capt. Cassin Young received the Medal of Honor for his heroic action at Pearl Harbor. (Naval History and Heritage Command) The ...

In October 1942, the U.S. Navy confronted the Imperial Japanese Navy off Guadalcanal in the Battle of Cape Esperance. As ...

In the vast expanse of the Aegean Sea (nearby Greece), an Allied squadron patrolling the waters encountered two Italian ...

Chile is preparing to create a new national park to protect its endangered wildlife and unique ecosystems. The park, Cape (Cabo) Froward National Park, would stretch some 370,000 acres. It would be ...

Best known for his roles in Forrest Gump and Toy Story, Tom Hanks once starred in a massively underrated WWII movie that’s sinking on streaming charts despite having a sequel on the way. Hanks stars ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is touring agency facilities to get feedback from the workforce. Isaacman expressed support for NASA teams handling the first-ever medical evacuation from the ...

William Smith is a flesh and blood writer who hasn't seen natural sunlight in months. He spends every waking hour at his laptop producing content to satisfy the cruel algorithm and to give those who ...