With a national day of “Thanksgiving,” Lincoln created a kind of secular sabbath, a day for the country to find gratitude and ...

University of Georgia professor Stephen Berry provided background and contextual details about the life of Prince Rivers, once an enslaved carriage driver in South Carolina who became one of the first ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar ...

A decision to let stand the Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers who fought at Wounded Knee more than a century ago has reopened old wounds and reignited deep divides among descendants over how this ...

The true character of America is found in our capacity as a pilgrim people to find reasons for hope and share those blessings ...

The Trump administration said it would end Temporary Protected Status for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar.

Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.

Abraham Lincoln officially recognized Thanksgiving during a time of national pain that mirrors modern-day life in Chicago.

The United States can pressure the regional backers of Sudan’s civil war into a ceasefire and prevent further destruction of ...

Territorial Colorado was still years away from statehood and had only about 34,000 citizens when the American Civil War tore ...

York said he still sees a "fundamental divide" among Democratic senators following the longest government shutdown in U.S.

This visual journey maps every major front, campaign, and turning point of the Civil War using detailed Google Earth animation.