Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and ...

Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because ...

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

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, ...