The mystery of Greek fire continues to baffle historians millennia after its creation. Not only did the 7th-century weapon ...

The dishwasher, chocolate-chip cookies, and the first version of the Monopoly board game were all created by women.

Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for ...

George C. Hale served as the Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department, for 31 years. At the end of the 19th century, he revolutionized firefighting with his more than 60 patented ...

This is a new rapid fire gun worked by electricity capable of firing 1,200 shots a minute without the use of powder or explosives of any sort. It is the invention of a young French engineer, M ...

A Loudoun County, Virginia, teacher has come under fire after having students handle a raw piece of cotton during a history lesson that touched on the invention of the cotton gin and slavery.

Sometimes, the best inventions happen by chance. Case in point: the humble matchstick, a staple in homes worldwide, was birthed from a surprise moment in a chemist's lab. In 1826, John Walker, a ...

BRIDGETON, Mo. — There’s now another tool to help first responders keep you safe. 5 On Your Side has reported how fire departments nationwide are battling shortages. Now a former Pattonville ...

Before Dahill's invention, firefighters had to manually raise the ladder out of the bed of the fire truck. Born in New Bedford in 1862, Edward F. Dahill joined the New Bedford Fire Department in ...

The invention of gasoline and diesel engines brought us to where we are today. Port Angeles acquired its first motorized fire truck in 1917, but its capabilities were lacking. It was a Brockway Fire ...