One might well wonder why an inland city was selected as the site of a Civil War naval museum. The answer is twofold.

The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a ...

A Kentucky farmer stumbled on one of the biggest troves of Civil War gold coins ever found, fuelling the dreams of treasure ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The National WWII Museum held its annual Memorial Day Commemoration on Monday, May 26.

The National WWII Museum will host its annual Memorial Day Commemoration on May 26 at 11:00 a.m. in remembrance of military ...

Museum now hosts students and tourists, preserving war-damaged artefacts Culture minister emphasizes duty to remember civil war to avoid repetition New pavilion opened amid recent conflict ...

The Fighting for the Right to Fight exhibition at the National World War II Museum ... Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The Music of Edmond Dédé: A free-born Creole of color from New Orleans ...

In 1944, a sudden explosion killed 320 Navy personnel and merchant crews who were unloading a U.S. ammunition ship at Port Chicago in California. It was one of the deadliest wartime accidents in ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Candice Henderson-Chandler moved to New Orleans and bought her first house in 2021, she learned it had played a key role in the city’s civil rights history and was the ...

Summer campers in New Orleans ... civil rights center but has also been used for a food pantry and includes 25 affordable apartments for seniors. It’s home to the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum ...

Earlier that year, Clarkson ran for the Algiers-centered City Council District C seat and was defeated by former Civil District ... National World War II Museum and the New Orleans Opera.