The primary objective of the Manhattan Project during World War II was the creation of a nuclear fission or atomic bomb. Even before that goal was accomplished in 1945, however, some nuclear scientists were thinking about the next step in the...

Bikini Atoll (also known as Pikinni Atoll) is an uninhabited 2.3-square-mile (6.0 km²) atoll in one of the Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands. It consists of 36 islands surrounding a...

The Navy Helldivers remain in place on the hangar deck of the U.S.S. Saratoga aircraft carrier, their wings folded and cockpits open, just as they were half a century ago. The 16-inch guns of the Nagato, the Japanese battleship from which Admiral Isoroku...

In 1946 the United States exploded two atomic weapons at Bikini Atoll in the west-central Pacific Ocean in a test series code-named Operation Crossroads. The purpose of the tests was to determine the effectiveness of atomic bombs against naval targets. The scale of...

Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.On...

Today is Wednesday, July 25, the 206th day of 2007. There are 159 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 25, 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and...