As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

When we think of the American Civil War, the division between Americans in the North and the South comes to mind. But it ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, considered to be one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, came to an end on ...

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

Between the bookshelves and in his book, "The Outlaw John Locke," Twice Sold Tales co-owner John MacBeath Watkins' restless ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

An American professor has predicted a potential second civil war in the United States, warning that the country could ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

Old men cry war, young men die - Part 1When Eric Johnston, who befriended Stalin at the Kremlin in 1944, was asked if he ...

Mike: Those who whine and complain simply because they don’t like the president need to get a grip and reflect on our good ...