F ounded in 1691, Yorktown, Virginia is a quaint, gorgeous city steeped in history. Best known as the location of the last ...

YORKTOWN — Technology is making it easier for people across Virginia and the nation to participate in historical commemorations such as the anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown without being there.

U.S. losses included more than 300 servicemen, about 150 airplanes and the Yorktown, which was damaged in the battle and then ... carriers will remain in their location in U.S.-protected waters ...

Finding aircraft actively involved in the pivotal battle of World War II in the Pacific was the most important discovery in the most recent exploration of the wreckage of carrier Yorktown (CV-5 ...

The other two planes were battle-damaged. They are believed to be part of the USS Enterprise's bombing squadron, which landed aboard the USS Yorktown after a successful attack on a Japanese ...

The Yorktown, which Japanese forces struck with torpedoes after the pivotal Battle of Midway in June 1942, has been explored several times since its final resting place was discovered in 1998.

This week the outcome of the new battle of Yorktown was still in doubt. The Park Service hoped that Hansen would come around; if he did not, he could be sued for contract violation. Hansen ...