The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No ...

Researching the Carlisle Indian School football team, I learned enough about our country to be moved to tears — of joy, pain and love.

Women Soldiers in the American Civil War, to be published this month by the Louisiana State University Press. Coauthors Lauren Cook and DeAnne Blanton spent more than ten years combing through ...

Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on ...

He served in the Army during World War II ... first African American inducted into the Cooperstown, New York-based hall of fame and museum. 30. He was a towering figure of the Civil Rights ...

He even appeared at a ball in a scarlet uniform, which led a young lady ... Lee at the beginning of the American Civil War, Arnold could have declared his change of heart and simply shifted ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

It's now about 23.4 million. In 1865, in those tumultuous last six months of the Civil War, Florida came to experience what only a handful of American states has: surrender and occupation.

Colorado lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a 24-foot statue to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. It will replace a ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...