On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at ...

The Historic City of Jefferson hosted the JC200 Street Fair on Friday evening on Madison Street near the Missouri Governor's ...

However, when it became clear that slaves would not stop escaping, and that Indians would not forfeit their land to all these white settlers, Andrew Jackson was very quick to adopt violence and death ...

Presidents have invoked this throughout history -- but normally not against the wishes of local leaders except to enforce ...

Mike Wallace concludes his trilogy of New York City history with a chronicle of the American anti-fascist movement's ...

Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.

C-SPAN looks back at pivotal speeches delivered by U.S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Hear them make their case to the American public and international audiences – from ...

Donald Trump is upping his rhetoric about cracking down on anyone who opposes him, and his new NPSM-7 memo is a terrifying look at how he could do it.

Maurizio Valsania does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Top American military brass looked on in silence Tuesday as they sat for an extensive lecture from US Secretary of Defense ...

With litigation still pending over his authority to send troops to Los Angeles earlier this year, President Trump has said he ...