Predictions are hard, especially about the future” (Danish proverb) but still we make them, especially when we care about the ...

When the Confederacy captured the Ironclad uss Indianola during the American Civil War, the Union's Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter thought up a ruse to make sure it wouldn't be salvaged and used ...

Historical re-enactors brought names from the past to life at the Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery last weekend.

The first Black History Museum in downtown Gettysburg is being created less than a mile from where Abraham Lincoln delivered ...

On Sept. 24, more than 70 people gathered at Jamestown Settlement’s Robins Foundation Theater for “Introducing Jamestown 1862,” a lecture series that unveiled an exciting new piece of Jamestown ...

Black education in Jonesboro was never given — it was won, built brick by brick through sacrifice and organizing.” ...

If a rabbit gets pulled out of a hat and the magic wand is waved just right, Grant's Headquarters Living History may still ...

Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

The Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter of the Daughters of American Pioneers will host the 22nd Annual Wirt County Pioneer Days on ...

"The Spirit of Freedom Celebration" connects IPS students with historical reenactors demonstrating the crucial role African ...

“The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman—The Complete Annotated Edition” is a Harvard University Press publication ...

Our Pentagon reporter explains how President Trump has tapped into a fear that resonates in many places around the world.