The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...

In the early years of the 19th century, the town of Keene prospered. As expanded transportation routes enabled the community ...

The War Vet Museum has passed the 45,000-artifacts point and among the items are correspondences from veterans serving on ...

Wales is the land of castles and whether you're a faithful or a traitor you can hire these famous five for your own private ...

As the first celebrity version comes to an end, there's a Welsh country house that best fits the bill as a Traitors-style ...

Northeast cities have widely different Fourth of July celebrations, with the region having some of the nation's best and worst, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2025 list of Best & ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US has offered energy companies access to nuclear waste that they can convert into fuel for advanced ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

The 68th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, ...

The War of 1812 in Michigan would decide who controlled the Northwestern Frontier. The frontier was a gateway to further western expansion; a Great Lakes highway to natural resources; and a military ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence of paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleon’s soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have performed a genetic ...

Ed Root was excited. A past president of the Civil War Roundtable of Eastern Pennsylvania, a local group of war-between-the-states history enthusiasts, he had just heard that the man who owned a sword ...