McDevitt had no idea of his experiences during World War I. That he served as a balloon observer, riding in a wicker basket 3,000 feet above the battlefields in France to report on troop movements ...

Partly due to Wright's legal obstructions, the US lagged behind European air forces in WWI and had to fly British and French ...

The history of the US military and aviation started in the Civil War, but many trace the US Air Force to 1907.

After a few weeks, it was unsealed and members of the WWI Museum’s Curatorial Affairs began their deep dive into the city’s and country’s rich history. Historians were amazed when they ...

She noted that the developers had been inspired by the use of barrage balloons in WWI. Barrage balloons were first used in ...

Balloon mortgages are short-term home loans that allow borrowers to make small monthly payments — or no payments at all — for several years. After that initial period is over, though, the ...

A hot air balloon in Albuquereque, New Mexico, plummeted to the ground after it struck a radio tower during a popular festival, briefly catching fire. Kevin Carhart, a spokesperson for the ...

When adjusted to 2024 dollars, the U.S. spent $5.74 trillion on WWII alone. That's more than WWI, Vietnam, Korean, or the post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The United States spends more on the ...

The trash from the balloon posed no danger to health, officials said. LONDON and SEOUL -- Refuse carried by a North Korean "trash balloon" landed inside the South Korean presidential compound in ...

The balloons in the Macy’s parade have evolved over the years, but they always feature beloved cartoon characters both old and new. This year’s parade will feature four new balloons alongside ...

Researchers now describe a species of bioluminescent phytoplankton, called Pyrocystis noctiluca, that balloons to six times their original size of a few hundred microns. This massive inflation ...

Rubbish carried by a North Korean balloon has landed on South Korea’s presidential compound, authorities have said, in the second such incident in recent months. South Korea’s presidential ...