Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861.

Welcome Back to the Daily Aviation as we discover how the A-10 Thunderbolt II delivers powerful close air support with its massive GAU-8 Avenger cannon. Voice, text and video editing belong to The ...

Learn how to make a cardboard Gatling gun that shoots fully automatic in this exciting DIY project! This step-by-step ...

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

The sword of a Scranton hero who died in the Civil War disappeared in the 1970s, thought to be lost for good. The community ...

The Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of an array of new gun restrictions.

Produced by J. Woodward & Sons at the end of the 19th century, this double rifle, chambered for the .500 Express cartridge, ...

With Their Bravery During World War I, These Daring American Women Doctors Proved Their Might to Folks Back Home As their right to vote was debated in the States, a remarkable group of 74 ...

In the 1880s, Mauser was not the legendary name in firearm making that it is today, but one of the company's first leaps into cutting-edge rifle design came with the Model 1889 Belgian Mauser.

Civil War 150 The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the ...

The South Carolina Historical Society, publisher of the South Carolina Historical Magazine, is located in Charleston. Since its founding in 1855, the society's mission has been to collect, preserve, ...

Instead of demanding a legalistic process to initiate war, the framers left the decision to wage war to the discretion of politics. They granted war powers to both the President and Congress ...