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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...
The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...
Midway Village Museum used its "Living History Weekend" to show visitors what life was like during the Civil War.
The Connecticut Freedom Trail highlights the states journey towards Emancipation. Senate passes Trump’s big bill. Here’s ...
The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is displaying a unique, historic flag for a limited time in honor of the Fourth of July.
The Adirondack History Museum is set to celebrate Independence Day with a program on the American Revolution in the Champlain Valley. From the capture of Fort Ticonderoga to the end of the war with ...
In the months since Trump's inauguration, the government has scrubbed and removed information about Black historical figures and other minorities from a number of its websites.
A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...
Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...
The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...