The year 1947 was one of reinvention. World War II had ended just two years prior, and the world — still bearing the weight ...

In June 1947, something crashed to Earth on a ranch outside Roswell. After it was reported to government officials, the military in July said it had recovered a “flying disk” before later clarifying ...

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the “Spruce Goose,” on its one and only flight; a ...