Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

Examine the critical role of waste management in military history and its impact on soldiers during conflicts and battle.

For four decades he has captured the stories of people and places from significant events such as The Holocaust and the Civil War. Burns was ... “The American Revolution,” just in time for ...

This is the third in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup, from Uruguay in 1930 through to ...

We reveal original designs and alternative plans for some iconic monuments, so you can imagine the world's cityscapes as they ...

The fateful tent on display at the Museum of the American ... of glory, gratitude and joy,” as Secretary of State John Quincy Adams described them later that day. Today, Washington’s war ...

In the immediate aftermath of the war ... American flag still flying above Fort McHenry outside Baltimore Harbor on September 14. Nor did Gen. Andrew Jackson, particularly after his resounding ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

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