Test your knowledge of the Battle of New Orleans with this quiz! Discover facts about Andrew Jackson, the 1815 engagement, ...

President Donald Trump has announced that the White House will undergo a $200 million redesign this fall, adding a ...

Sequoyah, born around 1770 in what is now Tennessee, was a Cherokee blacksmith, soldier and visionary whose invention changed ...

Today in History for Aug. 16: In 1750, 300 German settlers arrived at Lunenburg, N.S. In 1784, New Brunswick was established as a separate colony from Nova Scotia with a nominated council and elected ...

President Donald Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes was allotted $40 million in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The legend says if a soldier was killed in combat, the medic was supposed to use that notch to align the tag using the teeth ...

A lot happens in a day, let alone four centuries worth of that day. Here’s a sampling of the events that, according to the website onthisdday.com, occurred on July 31: 1620 — Pilgrim Fathers depart ...

The Library of Congress has an annual budget of about US$900 million, with a staff of 3,263. In 2024, the library’s staff ...