In 1995, on the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Prime Minister Murayama Tomiichi issued a public statement expressing regret for Japan ... as Britain and the United States ...

On April 12, 1861, the Civil War erupted with the firing on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy. Confederate Vice President ...

Smithsonian writer Andrew Lawler about these lesser-known histories.A transcript is below. To subscribe to “There’s More to That,” and to listen to past episodes about a baseball field resurrected in ...

Whoever wins government on May 3, a crucial decision awaits: what do we do about the alliance with Donald Trump’s America?

The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for ...

The national capital region has a proud history of fighting for inclusion. Ahead of WorldPride this year, explore how your ...

In this postmodern narrative about American selfhood, the “enemy” in the war—Britain—almost disappeared ... all of North America for the United States. When the war started, he wrote ...

The recent death of Pope Francis not only marks the end of an era but also beckons the dawn of a new chapter in the Catholic ...

In truth, the writing has been on the wall for some time. While the final decision to disband has yet to be made, a party general meeting on Sunday concluded with 90 percent of members voting to move ...