The Civil War helped define America and names like Gettysburg, Antietam, Lincoln, Robert E Lee, and Ulysses S Grant are ...

Roscommon born Fr Peter Cooney was also one of the most important Catholic chaplains during the war. He settled in Michigan ...

As we look back on a pivotal year, join us in remembering the many moments captured on camera that defined 2025 at the ACLU. Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Right now, every child whose ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...

Tensions had been building between the American colonists and the British government for more than a decade before the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Follow the journey of 15-year-old Joseph Plumb Martin, who enlisted in 1776. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better ...

Her work is the most complete account of the liberation of 700 enslaved people from seven plantations along the Combahee River in 1863.

Ahead of the PBS production’s premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their research process and the surprising, long-overlooked stories featured in the ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Kremlin says any peace deal must cede to ...

From harrowing recreations of world wars to sobering modern-day documentaries, Netflix has all manner of war films. The classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front has been adapted to film twice ...

Montana's youth fight to uphold climate case victory against new laws A group of young activists sued Montana on Wednesday to protect their court victory in a landmark climate change case from new ...