In the waning days of the Civil War, the three main architects of the Union victory convened for the first and only time.
Get the facts on America’s most famous long-distance footpath.
Get the facts on the outspoken black nationalist.
New X-ray technology can decipher text from papyrus scrolls buried in the A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The so-called “Titanic of the Golden Gate” has laid covered in mud for over a century.
In analyzing the newly found remains of Richard III, geneticists have uncovered evidence of adultery among at least one of his relatives.
By winning re-election in 1864 against his former top general, Abraham Lincoln dashed any hopes of a negotiated peace with the Confederacy.
On the eve of its 160th anniversary, take a look back at history’s most celebrated cavalry charge.
