The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

I predicted the next US civil war would be in 2040 – but l was wrong. It feels closer than that… As the fallout of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump continues, Stephen Marche, author ...

Retropolis Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War. As the new administration tries to ban certain people from the military, a history lesson may show us which Americans are battle-tested.

Donald Trump was mocked online for seemingly not knowing when the civil war ended, causing users to claim their own president ...

As a new poll shows that more than a quarter of Americans believe civil war could break out after this year’s presidential election – the signs that the next one has already started are ...

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s film about journalists navigating a fractured United States, has set a streaming release date. The A24 film, which inspired plenty of critical debate, is set to ...

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops, which led her to a distant relative, a ...

Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman’s production, set against the backdrop of the Civil War, The Gray House, has received a ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.