The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma ...

I’ve had Whitman in mind this spring as we’ve watched the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency ...

Hidden in the charming town of White Post, Virginia, the Shen-Valley Flea Market stands as a paradise of unexpected treasures ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

The Georgia branch of the Sons of Confederate Veterans says plans for the exhibit at Memorial Hall violate state law.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Gingerly exploring an overgrown gulch about 20 minutes west of Pearl Harbor, the serenity punctuated only by the chatter of ...

Stone Mountain Park has the world's largest Confederate monument, a mural carved into rock depicting Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson.

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

The New England Civil War Museum has been added to the Connecticut Freedom Trail following two years of reshaping the museum's main exhibit. The museum, located on the second floor of Town Hall, ...