O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

Millions of words have been written about the American Civil War and there is nothing particularly new here ... its old ...

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...

Selecting the 39-year-old Ohioan would be the clearest sign yet that Donald Trump is done with neocons and NeverTrumpers in ...

Rescue teams are searching through rubble in a town near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon where an Israeli strike hit a ...

The civil war can be seen either as American idealism to abolish slavery, as federal govt bringing about emancipation, or as the longstanding myth of the ‘lost cause’ that sold out white interests.

After the Civil War, Black voters faced danger and violence—and they fought for political power against all odds.

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It was like a scene from the final hours of the Roman Empire: Everywhere you looked, some prominent politician was degrading ...

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The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore officially recognized Harriet Tubman for her military service to both the U.S.

They can get their war story fix on Facebook, through group chats and via their cellphones. This fast-paced digital world leaves little room for joining traditional groups such as the VFW or the ...