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Gen. John A. Logan served from Vicksburg to Atlanta, fought for equal rights after the Civil War and established Decoration Day to honor the... Read More

The holiday honors all of the fallen, even if their conflict never had a name. Read More

Memorial Day falls on May 25 this year. The celebration originates from Decoration Day, first observed in 1868. Read More

Many rituals that mourn fallen U.S. soldiers originated in European battlefield customs. Read More

Paris was restless with excitement. Rumors flew through the city; he’s come back to Europe to retire; he’s here to take the... Read More

Religious tolerance is good not only for ethical reasons, but also because it enables multiconfessional armies to function effectively, as... Read More

A new exhibition at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, in Philadelphia, spotlights the little-known wartime... Read More

Postwar motorcycle clubs weren’t born from crime. They were built by veterans trying to recreate a world they had just left behind. The... Read More

‍Even Calvin Coolidge made mistakes. He made two after being elected president in his own right in 1924. Both mistakes related—one... Read More

The British authorities controversially used concentration camps for civilians during the Boer War (1899-1902) in... Read More

The Wiener Holocaust Library exhibition examines how forced labour became central to the Nazi war economy. Read More

In National Geographic's inaugural edition of the Stones & Bones newsletter, we travel to the far reaches of Argentina to uncover a new... Read More

Discover how the new Palaeographicum system isolates ancient handwriting styles to reconstruct long-lost secrets of human civilization in... Read More

Across the 19th and 20th centuries, urban residents developed a range of strategies to manage extreme heat in densely built environments. Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. But where did these... Read More

Just twenty years after independence, the United States fought a lesser-known war against the Barbary States of North Africa... some use the... Read More

Brooke Newman examines Jefferson's cut slavery grievance from the Declaration of Independence and the British Crown's role in the slave trade. Read More

A new podcast launching today explores the extraordinary stories behind 100 of the most significant and intriguing artefacts in US history. Read More

It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy? Read More

Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about... Read More

James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. Read More

Sylvia Barbara Soberton's latest book challenges the perception of Anne Boleyn's sister as "promiscuous, intellectually incurious and... Read More

Far from the main action, the Spanish fought to reclaim Southern territory from the British, tying up their forces and aiding the American... Read More

Historians believe secrecy behind files reveals more about Switzerland than they may ever do about Mengele, who was dubbed ‘Angel of... Read More

At the outbreak of World War I, the .303-caliber Ross was Canada’s rifle of choice. Read More

The intellectual architect of the American Founding Read More

It's 35 years since Helen Sharman boarded a space capsule heading into orbit, all thanks to a job ad that she had stumbled upon. Read More

The British countryside of the 1930s was a happy hunting ground for the British Union of Fascists, where recruits sometimes came with... Read More

History remembers Julius Caesar. We are captivated by his crossing of the Rubicon, his sweeping military conquests of vast territories, and... Read More

Power Across Generations - Monarchs Who Ruled for Decades Read More

Exorbitant wealth doesn't always come with notoriety. The Liechtenstein royals in central Europe tend to keep a low profile despite their... Read More

Spanish colonial homes are common in the U.S., but they are the surprising result of one novelist’s imagination. Read More

A small lead projectile uncovered in northern Israel is offering archaeologists an unexpectedly human glimpse into ancient warfare. The... Read More

Human history feels straightforward when seen in textbooks. A neat timeline with a clear rise from simple tools to complex cities. Read More

Aethelred the Unready viewed the attacks on his kingdom as divine retribution. He hoped that a show of public penance, including the creation... Read More

Organized crime and celebrity culture often overlap—according to these rumors. Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More