Visitors to the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum on the weekend stepped back in time to 1812, when voyageurs cleaned deer skins while Indigenous warriors and British solders fended off American invaders.

DES MOINES, Iowa — For more than a century in Des Moines’s Glendale Cemetery, the remains of 15 Union Civil War veterans rested in unmarked graves. They remained unmarked until Thursday, when ...

The Battle of Plattsburgh and the Battle of Lake Champlain on September 11, 1814 salvaged two years of dismal military losses for the United States, staving off the threat of losing the War of 1812.

Speaking in Virginia Beach, Edwards said uncertainty over how long the president’s tariffs will remain in place is a matter that “every port, shipper, importer and exporter is wrestling with right now ...

Based on 2021 data, the Port of Virginia accounts for $153 billion added to the United State economy, supports 1.29 million jobs and employs about 565,000 people in Virginia.

It was the latest aftershock after the quake that fractured the Virginia Republican party last week. Here’s a look at how we got here: ___ Monday, April 21 Pat Herrity drops out of the race for ...

April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of the day America’s Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

On June 4, 1812, the House of Representatives voted 79 to 49 to declare war against Great Britain. In the next two weeks, the U.S. Senate debated the House's bill and on June 17, by a vote of 19 ...

Flora continued to serve throughout the Revolutionary War and during conflicts in 1807 and 1812, and was lauded for his bravery by both Black and white residents of Portsmouth.

The War of 1812, often overlooked in American history, was sparked by grievances against Great Britain, including impressment of American sailors and British occupation of forts. Despite initial ...

BYU beats No. 23 Kansas 91-57 to earn 3rd straight victory Takeaways West Virginia: The Mountaineers never got much going against BYU, shooting just 33% from the field and 30% from 3-point range.

The life story of William “Billy” Flora, a Black man and celebrated Revolutionary War hero, illustrates the paradoxes of America’s founding. Flora was born in Portsmouth in 1755 to Mary Flora, a free ...