In 1866, the Grand Army of the Republic was organized to fill that need. Admission was limited to veterans of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and the Revenue Cutter Service (the predecessor to today ...

Members of a confraternity enjoy a drink during the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA A crucifix is held aloft during ...

But a few factors gave it staying power. Thanks to an earlier initiative spearheaded by the Grand Army of the Republic, a group of Union veterans of the Civil War, nearly every public-school ...

After this, however, Eagles of the Republic becomes exponentially darker, as George finds himself getting deeper and deeper into the president’s pocket, to the point that he even agrees to make ...

Tarik Saleh's biting satire follows a famed actor who is pressured by the Egyptian government into starring in a blockbuster glorifying the president. But if there’s one real moral value that ...

The holiday was originally dedicated to the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War by the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans led by Major General John A. Logan ...

Representatives of the Sons of Union Veterans, the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Irwin-based Blue and Gray Brigade Civil War reenactment group gathered at Irwin’s Union ...

A tiny, glamorous enclave nestled on the French Riviera, this principality plays host to one of the most prestigious events in the world of motorsport: the Monaco Grand Prix. But beyond the high ...

John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a day to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers with flowers. Over time, the holiday expanded to commemorate all American military ...

Lay’s charity extended to the Lyon post of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and the G.A.R. plot at Pine Hill Cemetery, with his donation of the impressive monument to honor the veterans ...