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

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

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 ...

New Bedford Fire Chief Edward F. Dahill changed the way fire fighters fight fires. Dahill dedicated 59 years of service to the department from 1888 to 1947, and left behind an invention that made ...

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 ...

Our pioneers used fire to clear their stump ranches and these fires got away. A book about Sequim, “Dungeness, the Lure of the River” describes a neighborhood feud in the 1890s, where one neighbor ...