From the first transatlantic telegraph cable to the Atlanta Olympics bombing, this week in history saw key events in politics, war, science and culture that shaped the world.

Construction of the Washington commenced at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where her keel was laid down on June 14, 1938.

The Alaska-class ships were unique American warships from World War II, designed as massive “large cruisers” or battlecruisers. -Their mission was to be “cruiser-killers,” specifically to hunt down ...