What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...

Flags are symbols of belonging that are intimately tied to our identity. They can bring us together, but they can also be weaponized to tear us apart.

Learn about Helen Keller's remarkable life, including how she overcame deaf-blindness with Anne Sullivan, graduated from ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

Rising 210 feet above the windswept sands of the Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse stands as a sentinel of maritime history, its iconic black-and-white spiral pattern a symbol of resilience ...

When someone says “lighthouse,” your brain probably conjures images of rocky New England coastlines or foggy Pacific cliffs—not the heartland of Ohio. But there it stands on the shores of Lake Erie, ...

Biden removed the names of Confederate generals from nine Army installations. Trump has restored those Confederate names, but ...

Did you know landmines were used during the American Civil War? In this fascinating video, Heath Jones teams up with Civil War historian Steve Phillips to explore two rare examples of Confederate ...

Officials from both governments agreed to move forward with the group. But the future of decision-making and cost burden is ...

Why wouldn’t we want to name it after the great heroes that we do have in the U.S. Army? They reflect the best of America.