In 1707, a catastrophic shipwreck occurred in the isles of Scilly, off the southwest coast of England. Between 1400 and 2,000 sailors lost their lives. Navigational errors—caused by inaccurate ...

Located on the grounds of the Naval Observatory about 2.5 miles north of the White House, it is hidden from public view by shrubbery and no public tours are offered. Every vice president since 1977 ...

Old Naval Observatory is a historic site in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. The Washington meridian of 1850 passes through the Observatory. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: Old Naval Observatory has ...

In the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress established a commission to rename several military bases and ships that commemorate members of the Confederacy. One of these is the Naval ...

The U.S. Naval Observatory will hold a rare open house Saturday as part of a celebration of the International Year of Astronomy marking the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first examination of the ...

WASHINGTON — Buses carrying asylum seekers and migrants from Texas have begun arriving at Vice President Kamala Harris' residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in D.C. early Thursday morning. This ...

On December 31, 2005 a “leap second” will be added to the world’s clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This corresponds to 6:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has invited every female senator to the Naval Observatory for dinner next Tuesday, according to a Harris aide and Senate aide, in a show of bipartisanship among a deeply ...

In the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress established a commission to rename several military bases and ships that commemorate members of the Confederacy. One of these is the Naval ...