GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gettysburg's small African-American community proudly tells stories of ancestors who fought in the Civil War, of a young woman who shook President Abraham Lincoln's hand ...

President Trump spoke briefly after watching the procession of troops and military vehicles, hailing the Army at the event ...

The farewell party, presented by BET (Black Entertainment Television), was the last in a series of concerts the first couple had hosted at the White House ... estate zoning maps, the expanded ...

Struve’s office was under one of the white tents. Paperwork on his desk consisted of a battle map, military telegraph ... “Nothing like the taste of black powder first thing in the morning ...

Some of the oldest restaurants in America have been open since the late 1600s, while others were the site of key moments ...

There are several amazing movies that, despite having little in common, are surprisingly set in the same year. Here is a ...

Nearly forty years ago National Parks Service historian Chris Calkins wrote a two-volume work on the Battle of Appomattox and its aftermath. In 2023 Savas Beatie issued a revised edition of the first ...

The victim was driving with his family when he tried to avoid two dangerously speeding vehicles — a black BMW sedan and a white sport-style motorcycle. Police say the suspects boxed in the family’s ...

A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art examines how artistic expression evolved throughout the war years and the ...

The recent fire at Nottoway Plantation, which reduced the “big house” to ashes, serves as a stark reminder of the complexities we navigate to uncover the truth of our history.

The conductor announces the train is going express, skipping the Upper West Side; white passengers disembark. The joke is a bit outdated; a 40-year exodus of black Americans and the more recent ...