During the American Civil War, medical treatment was fast, bloody, and brutal compared to modern standards. Surgeons worked during a ...

Oddly enough, the Civil War doesn't often get the Hollywood treatment as a direct subject. Whereas World War II or Vietnam ...

Some Civil War battles dominate the headlines in American history. However, there are so many forgotten conflicts from that ...

4. Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969) More than one expert placed LBJ both on this list and on the “worst” list. But with the passage ...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein's office has condemned a display at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

Civil War prison sites are places where soldiers waited, starved, froze, got sick, and often never went home. Some are ...

The NBC News poll asked American adults which historical event they thought was the country’s biggest accomplishment in its ...

As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, Laredo highlights its unique seven-flags history, including the Republic of the Rio ...

A century after its founding, 38 states made up the nation. Deep divisions persisted over how to treat the Black population.

From Indigenous corn brews to the Gold Rush and Prohibition to the craft brewing movement, beer is part of the USA’s DNA.

Dynasties that once reigned supreme in the antebellum South, amassing fortunes from enslaved labor and vast plantations, ...

Camp Butler National Cemetery tells us who we were, and says much about who we are, as the nation closes in on its 250th ...