Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

In 1971, Congress officially established Memorial Day as a federal holiday, moving its observance to the last Monday in May ...

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

Six decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially ...

Pan Igbo women group, Igbo Women Assembly, has urged former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon to open up on “Aburi Accord" ...

Memorial Day is set to be observed Monday, May 26. Here's what you need to know about the holiday dating back to the end of ...

Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost an appeal against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes. A judge in 2023 ruled that news articles ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

When soldiers of the South massed around Richmond at the beginning of the Civil War, the city needed more ... were among the accomplishments on the federal side, Wunderlich said.

President Donald Trump delivered a Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that combined solemn ...

Stacker examined historical documentation to explore Juneteenth's history and significance and to confute the most egregious ...

EXCLUSIVE: Sudan has one of the world's most brutal wars, with 12 million people displaced. The US has now warned that ...