At the start of the 20th century, Southern California was home to an astonishing number of military academies designed to turn boys into officers and gentlemen.

At the start of the 20th century, Southern California was home to an astonishing number of military academies designed to ...

In 1930, Whittle designed and sought a patent on his first jet engine. His idea languished and failed to gain traction during the turbulent times of the Great Depression and pre-World War II political ...

Giggster combed historical archives to assemble a collection of pictures that exemplify life in Los Angeles during the 1920s.

While the success of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett’s polar flight has been disputed, the former went on to accomplish ...

The global fashion industry is currently witnessing a "Great Correction." After a decade dominated by hyper-speed production and synthetic "poly-blends," the pendulum is swinging back toward a ...

The Amiot 143 was a French bomber whose design began in the late 1920s. At the time it was considered modern and innovative. But aviation technology advanced rapidly during the 1930s. By the time ...

Throughout all of history, women have worked. Whether they were paid or not for their labor is a different matter. But with the Industrial Revolution and people gathering in cities, the types of jobs ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — It’s said that the journey is often more rewarding than the destination. For one century-old fragment of laminated wood, the journey began while soaring over the wooded landscape of ...