On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the ...

By 1865, Fort Willard was southernmost of 68 forts and 93 batteries armed with over 800 cannons protecting Washington. A Civil War cannon manufactured by Steen at Fort Willard Park. Photo by ...

Maryland’s history offers valuable context. In 1861, Baltimore City and Fort McHenry were at the heart of a fierce constitutional debate over executive power, individual rights, and national security.

The event will also bring more than 9,000 soldiers from around the country to Washington, about 7,000 of whom will march in ...

Trump allies insisted he respects judicial orders that his predecessors have often ignored them. From Jefferson to Nixon, that isn't true.

When the Civil War began, the remote Pacific Northwest lacked Eastern telegraph and railroad connections, cutting it off from news. Newspapers took six weeks to arrive by ship. The news of South Carol ...

Smaller celebrations and related activities were held across the country in the weeks leading up to the Army’s 250th birthday ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — From parades to poetry slams, there are countless ways to celebrate Juneteenth! This holiday marks the last order of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Major General ...

There’s a lot of work for lawyers in the nation’s capital these days: Over 400 lawsuits have been filed against President ...

The U.S. will observe Juneteenth on Thursday. Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. It goes back to 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

The lack of pensions for Revolutionary War veterans was a national shame so profound that President James Monroe included it in his first State of the Union to Congress in December 1817.

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.