1933: Twenty-four seaplanes, led by Italian Gen. Italo Balbo, landed on Lake Michigan near Chicago’s Navy Pier for the ...

In 1948 a flight between Macau and Hong Kong was taken over in an incident that the China Mail would call "unparalleled in the history of aviation.” ...

During the Scalaria Air Challenge in Austria, this seaplane managed to go from 97 knots to a complete stop in only 265 feet, and even added a near 360 spin at the end of the stunt landing as a cherry ...

Moraine has finished installing 33 new signs that welcome people to the city, celebrate its history and marks a recent milestone.

Did you know Aug. 7 is National Lighthouse Day? A ceremony that day will honor four Hillsboro Lighthouse keepers, with their ...

The Daily Press will be featuring a series of articles on local businesses, highlighting their history and what makes them ...

After downloading the app, select EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 so you can setup event notifications, search the daily schedule ...

World's first plane hijacking date way back to 1948 when a flight took off from Macau but never reached Hong Kong.

These days, travel between the harbor cities of Hong Kong and Macao takes an hour by high-speed ferry. But from 1948 to 1961, when the two ...

After completing a mission key of the war, the USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific. What followed was a nightmare from ...

The Lone Palm Airport Bar, where the plane resides, reopened from refurbishment in April, albeit still surrounded by construction walls. Those walls came down in May, followed by the Hemisphere Dancer ...

Rock Harbor serves as the island’s primary hub, complete with a visitor center, the island’s only lodge, a small restaurant, and a marina where kayaks and canoes can be rented for exploring the ...