Charles Rand received the medal of The Order of the First Volunteer from New York State in the early 1890s, which recognized ...

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

The ceasefire deal agreed by Israel and Hamas has not ended the bloodshed in Gaza yet, nor the desperate wait for hostages' ...

During one of their annual Shiloh Reunions in 1925, William W Williams recalled such memories. Aaron Johnson had long since passed. Mr. Williams, along with only 4 remaining survivors of the battle ...

Theresa Betancourt has studied Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers. Her new book Shadows into Light tells their stories.

The exhibit is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and art. “With this exhibi ...

By 1966, Vietnam’s civil war had been raging for more than a decade, and US involvement had grown from a smattering of military advisers and special ... Then, in 1991, Matteson got sober and began ...

His legacy, though, includes supporting a military regime in El Salvador during the beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War, including the assassination of Saint Óscar Romero. The United States ...

At the heart of this civil war is Trump’s recent endorsement of H-1B visas, a program he called “great” for attracting global talent—a move that sparked outrage among his nativist ...

A U.S. soldier has died in Iraq from noncombat injuries ... Iranian-backed groups since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. American troops are also actively fighting against ...

In the shadow of Syria’s brutal civil war, one institution stands as a chilling ... moved to a large area where the regime placed old military equipment to create the illusion of a restricted ...