Midway Village Museum used its "Living History Weekend" to show visitors what life was like during the Civil War.

Some of the re-enactments included interpreters trying to recruit for the union army and a live march and drill with soldiers ...

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

Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871) was born in Cumberland County but later made Lehigh County and Allentown his home. He served ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

The 4th of July is a holiday that means national celebration. But what that looks like has changed through the decades. From ...

Here’s what to know about the history of—and the Trump Administration’s efforts to ramp up—“denaturalization.” ...

On this day before our Independence day, The Battle of Gettysburg ended, signaling the end of the Civil War that took over 600,000 lives. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil ...

At a Pride parade in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a few days ago, my daughter bought a pink T-shirt with a hand-printed design. As ...

This move was an astonishing corrective to a term drowning in calculated political maneuvering over legitimate judging.

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...