Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.

In keeping with tradition, one dramatic beat of the presidential inauguration in January was the Naval Academy Glee Club’s ...

MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County will commemorate the 160th anniversary of key events marking the end of the Civil War with ...

Alec Baldwin says the country is in a “bad” state of political division, describing it as a “pre-Civil War environment.” “Boy ...

McClelland then addresses the rematch between the two men in the presidential election of 1860. As he takes us on the campaign trail, we clearly see the bitter rivalry, particularly from Douglas, who ...

How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

It's another step in the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion content from federal ...

In the 1920s, nativist lawmakers introduced “citizen-only” bills. Then, a bipartisan coalition emerged to fight back.

President Trump's reciprocal tariffs mark opening salvos in the fight to level the playing field for American workers.

A Massachusetts woman and Hokie whose ancestors founded Radford has donated more than 1,200 Civil War-era letter and ...

At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to ...