On March 13, 1863, an explosion ripped through the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory on Brown’s Island in Richmond. The ...

Pensacola, the city of five flags, is composed of many diverse cultures, and most of them will be showcased at the Gulf Coast ...

"In October of 1864, Boalsburg residents Emma Hunter, Sophie Keller and Elizabeth Myers placed flowers on the graves of their departed veteran loved ones, initiating a ritual that has continued to ...

The history of Memorial Day and how it has evolved from its Civil War origins - A pivotal change occurred in 1971 when Congress moved Memorial Day from a fixed May 30 to the last Monday of May, creati ...

This year's events, set against the 250th anniversary of the United States, carry extra significance, according to ...

Your monthly rent payment probably costs more than some people’s car payments, and that’s assuming you don’t drive anything fancy. But tucked away in southwestern Georgia, there’s a town called ...

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it has come to ...

An 88-minute exploration of a single joke, The Aristocrats is one part history lesson, one part hangout. The brilliant thing about Penn Jillette's passion project is how it uses a famously dirty ...

The American Civil War left many lasting scars in the national psyche, which helps to explain why it has repeatedly proved to ...

Visitors to Gettysburg can experience five unforgettable days in early July as one of America’s most historic towns comes ...