After the fierce fighting in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, where the Japanese lost their first battleship, Hiei, ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

Sergeant John Basilone and his unit were facing relentless fire from the Japanese forces during the Battle for Henderson ...

National Italian-American Heritage Month, celebrated each October, honors the legacy and achievements of Italian immigrants ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire and partners explored Iron Bottom Sound, uncovering naval wrecks and ...

From the mob antics of The Sopranos to the epic historical fantasy in Game of Thrones, here are the most expensive TV shows ...

1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two ...

Public ceremony to honor Sgt. Harold M. Weaver, who died in combat on Okinawa in 1945. His remains recently were identified after nearly 80 years.

While difficult to imagine today, brazen armed thefts of the U.S. Mail in the 1920s became all too common and beyond the abilities of mail personnel to handle. Enter the U.S. Marines—armed to the ...

Marvin and his wife, Barbara, said they were shocked — and they remember that it was exactly at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on Sept. 3 when they heard the news: Luther’s remains were located in ...

It was a packed house full of veterans and family members decked in turquoise and chatting over drinks on bar tops as the ...