Over Memorial Day weekend, people visiting Peaks Island got to see firsthand some of the sights and sounds of late ...

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

Every Memorial Day, millions of Americans pause to remember those who gave their lives in service. This year, we’re honoring ...

Military conflict has long defined the history of the world, helping draw borders, advance technologies, and giving rise to ...

Top Democrats break with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his Nazi-linked tattoo and online scandals, sparking what ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...

Reenactors and presenters brought visitors back to the early 1860s for Century Village Museum’s 41st annual Civil War Living History Weekend. Union and Confederate soldiers encamped and mingled with ...

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.

Veterans gathered Monday at Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey, to honor African American soldiers who served in the Civil ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...

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 ...