From ancient to modern times, people have studied "the heavens" and wondered "what's out there?" Technology helps us to take a closer look. Meet the pioneers of space and aviation in this collection of stories.
A series of unfortunate incidents cause the most deadly plane crash in history.
Friendly troops rescue US soldiers. Mike Durant, the hostage, is released after 11 days.
Improving its original design, Galileo uses the telescope to view the sky and planets.
Somalia, an ancient country in Africa, is made up mostly of Muslims who wage war on each other. The US and other countries send aid to this poor and h...
The Hughes family becomes extremely wealthy from the invention of the "rock eater" drill bit.
Space rocks are natural space debris that float in space, but occasionally reach the Earth's surface.
For six months Frank is in a Malmo, Sweden prison before the Italian government prosecutes him.
The Tuskegee airmen in WWII fly mission as the 99th Pursuit Squad.
After the surrender of Bataan, the Japanese force soldiers on a death march.
General Kimura meets no resistance when the Japanese land in the Philippines; they enter Manila on January 2, 1942.
The exploding supernova, Crab Nebula, is one of the most-studied of all objects in the sky.
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