Manitowoc's Wisconsin Maritime Museum will host the author of 'Last Lady: The Lady Elgin Tragedy' at its Think & Drink event Feb. 5.

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed ...

Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...

It’s easy to forget, looking back from the safety of history, that some of the most beloved movies of all time were once treated like extremely expensive mistakes.Before they were classics. Before ...

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart just over a minute after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts ...

Jan. 28, 1986, 7 spacefarers were killed when shuttle Challenger exploded midair after launching from Kennedy Space Center in ...

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (Mission STS-51-L), when the shuttle's seven astronauts were killed by an explosion.

The 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion stirs the memories of Long Island educators who watched the disaster on ...

On Feb. 5, 1856, the steamboat Belle exploded while heading upriver from Sacramento to modern-day Red Bluff, Read the Plaque ...

At least 18 people have died after a ferry accident in the southern Philippines, with 316 rescued as search efforts continued. The 621-gt ropax Trisha Kerstin 3 (built 1995) was sailing to Jolo in ...

Philippine officials have grounded the entire fleet of passenger ships belonging to a company that owned a ferry that sank in ...

The ship's captain is the master of all - but sometimes they got it wrong. Here are the fascinating tales of two of history's most incompetent captains - and one who was falsely accused of being so.