This weekend, history came to life in Centre County.The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association hosted an American ...

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 ...

James Lutzweiler of Jamestown, N.C., has written two new self-published books about South Carolina and the primary cause of ...

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

The proposed memorial highway would run through tribal lands in Leelanau County, where descendants of Company K soldiers ...

The clip-clop of horse hooves, the bang of a cannon and the music melodies of the 1800s were heard at Theodore Roosevelt ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Utah researchers have been delving into the history of Utah's 'buffalo soldiers' and have created a heritage trail recalling ...

Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The earliest Memorial Day celebration ever recorded was organized by Black ...

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, ...