This week, the show travels back to the American Revolution to explore the science of the weapons used by all sides.

The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...

A ‘NOVA’ presentation offers an entertaining, informative look at the potent firepower of antique armaments.

Archaeologists and historians uncover the real stories of innovation, skill, and strategy, from the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first military submarine. Learn about the ingenious weapons that ...

Antonio Brown criticized Stephen A. Smith's comments about Jerod Mayo's firing from the Patriots. Brown pointed out that Mayo lost the locker room and made poor decisions, which led to his dismissal.

The firing is tied for the latest coaching change in league history, according to ESPN Research, matching Hubie Brown in 1980-81. The Nuggets ended Tuesday fifth in the West, 15 games above ...

Dozens of them, clad in scarlet, carrying Brown Bess muskets, and running for cover wherever they can find it. Flanking them on two sides are more armed Minute Men than they can make out amid the ...

South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi on Friday for the murder of a police officer, draping a hood over his head and firing three bullets into his heart. The choice to die by firing squad ...

Before that, no person had been killed by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years. By Eduardo Medina South Carolina executed another convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday night ...

Five states − South Carolina, Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma and Idaho − have legalized firing squads as an execution method but Mahdi's will only be the fifth such execution since 1977.

Mississippi is one of five states that still permit executions by firing squad, alongside Utah, Oklahoma, Idaho and South Carolina. However, a firing squad execution has never been conducted in ...