The history of Memorial Day and how it has evolved from its Civil War origins - A pivotal change occurred in 1971 when Congress moved Memorial Day from a fixed May 30 to the last Monday of May, creati ...

Veterans gathered Monday at Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey, to honor African American soldiers who served in the Civil ...

Relic hunters scouring a farm field south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were turning up the usual Civil War artifacts when ...

Military conflict has long defined the history of the world, helping draw borders, advance technologies, and giving rise to ...

As we approach the 250th birthday of the American experiment, we are confronted with the greatest threat to its survival ...

The American Civil War left many lasting scars in the national psyche, which helps to explain why it has repeatedly proved to ...

Memorial Day in the United States is supposed to be about mourning fallen service members. But it has come to signal the ...

The demolition of the Civil War-era Briggs Mansion began Tuesday morning, despite community efforts to save the historic ...

The standard story of American origins centers on rights: the rights of Englishmen claimed against the Crown, the natural ...

He enters a murky river after rain, trying not to reveal the exact shoreline in case the spot turns out to be good. At first, the finds are mostly trash: nails, horseshoes, iron chunks, and modern ...

Masaru Nakawatase was born into a world surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers. His mother gave birth to him in 1943 at a ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...