The catastrophe was the result of rampant fraud at the end of the Civil War.

The 1917 disaster was, at that point, the biggest explosion in history.

BARCELONA, Spain — A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The French ship's insistence on staying away from shore may have seemed strange to anyone watching the encounter, but to those on board, it was ...