Washingtonians in 1860 could take trains directly to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or the trans-Appalachian West. A journey from Alexandria to Richmond, however, required a ...

China launched live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday that it said would simulate a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ...

When we hear mention of Harpers Ferry, John Brown’s raid to create a slave rebellion typically comes to mind. But Harpers ...

On Christmas day 1863, as his son recovered from his wounds, Henry penned the poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” with ...

A quarter of a millennium ago, “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion took on the British empire with a rag-tag group of part-time ...

The soft launch of a new book by Shepherdstown artist Diana Suttenfield was held at Four Seasons Books on Saturday.

The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from ...

To date, the American Civil War is the bloodiest, most destructive and deadly war in United States history. The death […] ...

This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross ...

On December 26, 1776, the full might of General George Washington’s Continental Army was revealed along the frozen riverbanks of ...

A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters.

The Chinese military said Monday said it was dispatching air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around ...