At the cusp of the Civil War in 1860, Porter County had only 10,313 residents but participated in a large way, sending 1,200 ...

On Memorial Day 2026, let us honor those who “gave the last full measure of devotion.” Then, let America have a celebration ...

A pivotal change occurred in 1971 when Congress moved Memorial Day from a fixed May 30 to the last Monday of May, creating a ...

By the side of the road in a small town in Southern Maryland is an easy-to-miss historical marker. But the story of Camp Stanton is not to be missed.

Memorial Day in the United States is supposed to be about mourning fallen service members. But it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. The first national ...

Waterloo's National Memorial Day Museum displays the presidential proclamation that settled the debate, yet many communities ...

Read about the 19th century portrait of Abraham Lincoln that guided President Theodore Roosevelt and will soon go on public ...

Gen. John A. Logan served from Vicksburg to Atlanta, fought for equal rights after the Civil War and established Decoration ...

When is Memorial Day 2026? What does it honor? Here’s a quick guide to dates, meaning and the holiday’s debated Mississippi origins.

On the night of Jan. 3, 1844, the Shepherdess struck a snag — a dead tree lurking underwater — near Cahokia Bend, three miles ...

President Donald Trump on Friday defended Operation Epic Fury against Iran, telling an audience in Florida that “we cannot let lunatics have a nuclear weapon.” He added that Tehran’s military ...