It might come as a surprise (or not) to learn that a lot of Manhattan Island has been built on a giant trash heap. New York City has been upcycling its refuse and waste to build more New York City for ...

John H. Hanan, second row, left, and other yachting men of Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle, 1894. Read Part 1 of this story. In 1904, multi-millionaire shoe manufacturer John Henry Hanan, late of Park Slope, ...

History is docked along the Detroit RiverWalk as captains and crews of four tall ships built for sailing show off their wooden vessels to the public in the Sail Detroit festival. The ships, "The ...

In 48 B.C.E., Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were locked in desperate combat. The two generals led huge armies against each other in a civil war to decide the fate of the Roman Republic. At ...

More than 10 historic, tall sailing ships are set to dock in Ipswich today after sailing up the River Orwell, with one being used for whaling in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO – Walking in the Embarcadero area ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Historic tall ships are sailing into Detroit this weekend as part of Sail Detroit, a maritime festival returning to the city's riverfront for the ...