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

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

Object Details Description Numismatists, people who study or collect coins, generally categorize Civil War Tokens into three themes: patriotic, store cards, and sutler tokens. As with this coin, ...

DES MOINES (AP) With seven descendants of Iowa Civil War soldiers standing at attention, a restored flag carried into the war by an Iowa regiment was placed on display at the Statehouse. Encased ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Today is Friday, July 4, the 185th day of 2024. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.

Doubleday Field and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum may be the stars of Cooperstown's lineup, but the ...

This story was originally published on July 4, 2024. IDAHO FALLS – There was a “pensive and awful silence” as John Hancock ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had ...

Lot 308 is a mortgage deed dated December 20, 1957 co-signed by Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and her then-husband, the playwright Arthur Mille ...