Ulysses S. Grant Finally Gets That Promotion. The Civil War general was elevated to general of the armies of the United States, a title his admirers had long sought.

The Jewish people’s long memory means we remember those who have been good to us for thousands of years and our ‘Hakarat ...

The military is the last remaining federal institution that a majority of Americans trust 'a great deal.' But it’s been ...

The walk is a symbolic gesture recognizing the 2 1/2 years it took for news of freedom to reach enslaved people in Texas ...

Regular News & Observer columnist Gene Nichol spoke at the “No Kings” protest in Raleigh. Here’s what he had to say about ...

Below is a condensed version of a speech Gene Nichol gave last Saturday afternoon (June 14) at the North Carolina State Capitol as part of the “No Kings” protests. He gave a similar talk that morning ...

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over ...

Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee was the site of a bloody Civil War battle to control the Confederate Railroad ...

Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in ...

John Adams, a founder of the United States and its second president, privately expressed doubts that the republic would ...