Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. There’s also another major historical ...

During a press conference at the White House last year in June, Donald Trump revealed that he was clueless about the Civil ...

We wrote and submitted the report published below, “Our Fragile Democracy: Political Violence, White Supremacy, and ...

Dan Gediman’s new podcast, The Copperhead Conspiracy, looks at how thousands of Northerners conspired with the Confederacy to ...

Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has now threatened to do as a way to send ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, we’re taking a closer look at what makes America and ...

A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.

Explore the complexities of the Civil War in this video, examining whether it was truly "civil." Key sources include Lil Mac's letter discussing McClellan and Lincoln, the implications of the Lieber ...

History offers lessons for a country on edge. American progress has seldom been smooth. It has come through failure and ...

The event will feature living history displays, artifact highlights, artillery displays and family activities.

Every day is important, holding an opportunity for a new adventure, an exciting event. Each day in history holds something ...