Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was officially made a one-star brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard on Veterans Day ...

There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United States as he defeated ...

The United States is dotted with abandoned boarding schools that tried ... Boarding schools, built and operated beginning in ...

On Tuesday, Nov 5, we experienced democracy at work, witnessing millions of American citizens cast their vote for the 47th ...

The United States was debt-free only once, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, and the debt has increased ever since.

The Hague School, 1860-1930.” This special exhibition opens on February 23, 2025. More than 80 works are borrowed directly from private Dutch collections and are being shown in the United States for ...

Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing was one of only two men ever to be named “general of the Armies of the United States” — ...

President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

Several Medal of Honor recipients performed their deeds of heroism before they ever settled in Arkansas. This includes two ...

Coveting what remained of the Indian lands in the Southeast and lower South, the United States forced tribes to cede their ...

Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture appeared everywhere, and young people, like those seen here, honored and ...