Wikimedia Commons/Middleton, Strobridge & Co., lithographer; Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874, artist The 47-day Siege of ...

The Presidential Leadership Scholars program, founded by Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, aims to develop leaders who can work across partisan lines to make a positive ...

More than 500 people were awarded national honors, the Office of the Governor General announced on Independence Day.

Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...

(NEXSTAR) — Within the several hundreds of pages of the megabill the House is expected to pass on Thursday are a $6,000 tax ...

A loop from Nashville offers unbeatable live music, culinary delights and one of the most scenic highways in the country ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.

"Thomas Jefferson survives." What Adams didn't know was that Jefferson had actually passed away several hours earlier.

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Mark Hansen of Delmar is a tour guide at the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage National Landmark and State Historic Site in Wilton, New York. For the past six years, Mark has taught visitors from all over the ...

U.S. Army Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant’s victory over the Confederate forces guaranteed his widespread popularity. After the war, he helped implement Congressional Reconstruction efforts ...

Ulysses S. Grant was an American soldier, general, politician, and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Prior to serving as president, Grant commanded the Union Army as ...