The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse

Before the U.S. Constitution was the law of the land, there were the Articles of Confederation. Find out why they didn't last long.

The common phrase may trace back to a perilous moment in Greek myth.

The story of how America’s battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan’s fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 5, "The War at Sea."

See what’s to come in the new episode of World War II with Tom Hanks, premiering Mon., June 8 at 8/7c and streaming the next day.