Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale named U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-N.Y., as his running mate.

The Tu-160M2 “White Swan,” the world’s largest and fastest strategic bomber, is a key element of Russia’s nuclear-capable air power. -Despite its Cold War origins, the modernized Tu-160M2 variant ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 12. Check what happened ...

1712: Death of former Lord Protector Richard Cromwell aged 85. 1730: Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII. On the same ...