Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Rebel-supporting Hampshire County became part of pro-union West Virginia 162 years ago this week only because of a pair of votes that were mysterious at best or downright fraudulent at worst. Please ...

Several events through the weekend are planned to celebrate the holiday Thursday. We look back at its history here.

President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and ...

On a cool February morning in 1904, a spark ignited a fire in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Within hours, a raging inferno ...

Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues ...

Fears of a wider war were growing on Tuesday after President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” cited the possibility of killing its supreme leader and referred to Israel’s war efforts ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes that the stories of two South Carolina Republicans who went to No Kings protests in the ...

A federal holiday is coming up that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth.

Most Civil War enthusiasts are familiar with the name Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, the iconic Confederate hero who died in the ...

Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

More than 800 National Guard members secured the nation's capital as the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday. The Guard ...