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

The Texas Nationalist Movement thinks a revolution is underway to have Texas secede from the U.S. They’re wrong.

Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, European countries have dreamed of uniting the continent again under one government. In no country was that dream held more dearly than Italy, where the ruins ...

During the Franco-Prussian War and the ensuing civil war, many artists fled to other French cities or London. However, ...

Preparing for the SC250, an archeological dig looks for evidence of a British encampment near the childhood home of South ...

1 of 7 | A bust of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman can be seen between the vaults at Grant's Tomb in New York City.

The vice presidency seems like a springboard to the presidency, but the majority who ascended owe their promotion to the Grim ...

Lincoln's main goal during his presidency, which began just before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, was to preserve the ...

Michelle Brooks spoke to the Moniteau County Historical Society about her newest book, "These Honored Dead: Jefferson City ...

Though the colonies issued paper money prior to winning independence, the federal government didn’t start circulating paper ...

Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.

But the earliest settlers came long before the Civil War. Among them was Joe Oliver ... are familiar with the tragic death of ...