The National Urban League has declared a "state of emergency" over civil rights policies in response to the Trump ...

Wikimedia Commons/Christophe cagé The First Shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, ...

Thompson’s leadership skills have grown through his two years as club president of the Horseshoe Bend 4-H Club. In addition, ...

New research is shedding light on a 40-acre military camp for Black soldiers that fanned out from the southeast corner of ...

A monument to the Union soldiers who fought at the Battle of Carthage was dedicated on Saturday, July 5, the anniversary of ...

New Orleans, with its strong maritime traditions, is sometimes considered a "Navy town," but the city's Army roots are equal ...

From Revolutionary War veterans who settled in Northeast Ohio to a local soldier who commanded artillery against Nazi Germany, an exhibit from the Geauga County Historical Society is showcasing ...

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle of the Civil War.

When County, Illinois, was established formally by law in 1831, the United States was developing a spirit of vigorous expansion. It was the era of the “Common Man,” the time of Jacksonian Democracy.

Identity of pre-Civil War era body found in New York City revealed Researchers believe the body was that of Martha Peterson.

The future of the Islamic Republic may be shaped more by the country’s culture and politics than by the military prowess of ...