The contribution of Ireland to the United States in this, the 250th anniversary year of the US Declaration of Independence, ...

On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. "Nick" Nicholson. He was the last American killed ...

By 1864, more than 12,000 surgeons had served in the Union army throughout the Civil War. Just 14 of them were Black. Historian Jill Newmark's 2023 book is the first-ever comprehensive exploration of ...

Presidents Day is here, and we’ve got eight fun facts for you to keep handy for your next history trivia night.

Tucked into East Austin is a burial ground that holds generations of Black history, from formerly enslaved people to military ...

For decades, hundreds of 19th-century settlers lay buried in a small Catholic cemetery surrounded by the roaring taxiways of ...

More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution.

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered.

Hundreds of people flock to a muddy field to celebrate the crumbling beauty of concrete sculptures that honor most of America ...

The city of Aurora offered a remembrance event at City Hall on Sunday to honor the victims of the mass shooting seven years ...

Built in Surry in 1665, Bacon’s Castle is the oldest brick dwelling in North America and became famous when it was involved in Bacon’s Rebellion.