Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Americanism. Quite the opposite—it is an expression of cultural pride, dignity, and resistance in the face of racism and intolerance. In the United States, waving the Mexican flag—or any national flag ...

A new chapter in Washington's history may unfold within the next few years as a bill to establish a committee for redesigning ...

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...

In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, which is Feb. 12, I offer the best local story I know about the man who many believe ...

TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...

Rumors have circulated online suggesting that the U.S. flag ... use 1861-63)," Paul Quigley told Newsweek. Quigley is an ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...