Smithfield, Virginia, is full of charm, with historic homes, scenic riverfront parks, quirky pig statues, local shops, and ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid" at the Gibbes Museum celebrates the abolitionist's heroic military feat.

No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to holding immigrants for deportation.

The writers, David L. Geary, Ph.D, and William R. Morris, have been writing little-known stories about Fayette County for ...

Cities can be notorious for overcrowding, overtourism, and traffic, which is why cruises through their waterways are sometimes the best way to get to know them.

That would be the classic The Art of War, authored by the famous Chinese philosopher/general Sun Tzu. Tzu’s writings are indispensable to this day when dealing with an adversary. They begin ...

Arlington — To most Americans, the War of 1812 is the "forgotten war ... Madison fleeing the White House with George Washington's painting under her arm. For Northern Virginia, such ...

With that in mind, we’ve ranked 10 of Botticelli’s most famous ... war, Mars, not even a gorgeous Venus, a wasp’s nest, or a satyr tooting a conch directly in his ear. In this wide format ...

For the Americans, it was the lowest point of what would become known as the War of 1812. The young United States ... now one o the most famous depictions of President George Washington.

Here are 6 most famous oil paintings ... depictions of the horrors of war. There is destruction, death, loss, and scare all around. The mural-sized painting shows the bombing of the Basque town ...