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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

(via Amusing Planet) In Southern Maryland, about thirty miles south of Washington, D.C., the Potomac River forms a shallow bulge

(via Eater) In unfamiliar and dire surroundings, seeking refuge in familiarity and the comforts of home can be a matter

(via Popular Mechanics) Aircraft carriers are undeniably impressive. Essentially floating airports on the sea, they are the structural backbone of

(via How Stuff Works) War is hell — and sometimes the coffee is, too. Consider the American Civil War, a four-year bloodbath

(via Atlas Obscura) The atomic age began on July 16, 1945, when the Manhattan Project detonated its first successful nuclear weapon

(via Retronaut) Commissioned in December 1896, the USS Brooklyn was the Navy’s third armored cruiser, after the New York and

(via The Vintage News) Before he was “The Man in Black” singer songwriter Johnny Cash was “the boy in uniform”.

(via AiirSource Military) Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division perform static line jumps from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

(via The Vintage News) Jade burial suits were commonly used in ancient times as an afterlife armor for wealthy aristocrats

(via NPR) If war is hell, then for many soldiers throughout American history, it is coffee that has offered some

(via History Buff) Most Americans have heard of Arlington National Cemetery, but not many people know how it came to

(via Popular Mechanics) During the Second World War, the United States sent thousands of tanks and armored vehicles to the