Lac La Belle carried 53 passengers and crew when it encountered a fierce storm in mid-October 1872. Eight people died.

The ship left Milwaukee for Grand Haven, Michigan, in a gale on the night of Oct, 13, 1872, with 53 passengers and crew and a cargo of barley, pork, flour and whiskey.

For 16-year-old Billy Keen, this story started in Ogden, Utah, in the autumn of 1873, when he boarded an eastbound train,” writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. “Keen noticed a ...

Follow the final days of German U-boat operations at La Rochelle as U953 becomes the sole survivor of a once-powerful fleet. From evading enemy attacks to navigating treacherous currents and ...

After weeks of extreme submergence and survival against all odds, U953 finally reached Bergen, Norway. This detailed ...