When Bill Hanchett died in 2016, his son found a bundle of letters and postcards to family that he had written while in the Army Air Forces during World War II. The letters tell a story of the war ...

Then, there’s the matter of the U.S. Constitution, the legal bedrock of our country, and the Bill of Rights — the first 10 ...

The fact that some Americans even think any other way illustrates how out of touch they are with America’s history and ideals ...

At each major crossroad in America’s history — the Revolutionary War, the westward migration, the Civil War, the Great ...

Fast on the heels of the recent “No Kings” protests against President Trump comes an odd suggestion that Americans would be ...

As President Abraham Lincoln stressed in his “Gettysburg Address,” dedicating the cemetery where 3,500 Union soldiers were laid to rest after the historic Civil War battle, ours is a ...

The National Museum of Health and Medicine is located on the Fort Detrick-Forest Glen Annex in Silver Spring, easily accessible for Maryland residents and visitors to the DC metro area. Admission is ...

The Pioneer Cemetery holds particular emotional resonance. : : : When Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness in 1818, 9-year-old Abraham helped his father construct her coffin. Standing at her ...

he sleek modern exterior belies the historical treasures within. Like finding a five-star restaurant in a strip mall, this unassuming building holds surprising delights. Photo credit: National Museum ...

Those annoying countdown clocks the cable TV networks use to let us know how much time remains before a presidential address ...