The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

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Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...

Taking Easter seriously recognizes that the Resurrection of Jesus is the linchpin of human existence, and means that there is ...

Mass roundups. Raids. Indefinite detentions in concentration camps. Martial law. The erosion of habeas corpus protections.

Following two best-selling nonfiction books and a well-regarded debut novel, Morgan Jerkins forays into historical romance in ...

The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar ...

Military life during war or peacetime provides a bounty of interesting stories so it's no surprise that TV shows have ...