BOSTON, MA – Stanford professor, physician, and bestselling author Abraham Verghese began his address to the Class of 2025 by reflecting on his roots — as an immigrant who grew up in Ethiopia ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

William McKinley led a country defined by tariffs and colonial wars. There’s a reason Trump is so drawn to his legacy—and so ...

In May 1865, the national government threw itself a parade. It had been more than a month since the rebellion in defense of ...

On library shelves the multi-volumed biographies by Nicolay and Hay, Sandburg, and Randall and Current stand cover to cover with *Lincoln Never Smoked a Cigarette* and *Abraham Lincoln on the Coming ...

British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, believed to be the one surrendered to Americans at Yorktown in 1781, is on display at the ...

Victory parades abounded after the 20th century’s world wars. But the last major military parade in Washington was in 1991.

The Army had long planned a celebration for its semi-quincentennial on June 14. Trump has wanted to preside over a grand ...

Historian Douglas Brinkley (Rice University) recalled a conversation he had with Donald Trump shortly after his 2016 presidential victory. Trump mused about having his name “carved” on Mt. Rushmore ...

Two flags that were flown over President George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia on June 1, 2025, now fly proudly in Mount Vernon. The flags include a 3-by-5-foot, traditional, embroidered ...

Dan Keeler is getting the last laugh later this month when he takes command of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in Coronado. “Now I’m going to have to salute him ...