In the early 1800s, a Russian naval officer pored over his maps. A pesky question plagued him: Why was Russia no longer a ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Andrew Irvine, back left, stands beside George Mallory and other members of the British Mount Everest expedition in 1924. Capt. J.B. Noel / Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images In 1924, British ...

MADISON (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first ...