John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...

1298 – An army under Albert of Austria defeated and killed Adolf of Nassua near Worms, Germany. 1625 – The Spanish army took Breda, Spain, after nearly a year of siege. 1644 – Lord Cromwell crushed ...

The US Constitution says any natural-born citizen over 35 who has lived in the country for at least 14 years can run for ...

Texas residents chose to scatter their ashes at the Alamo, Washington-on-the-Brazos, San Jacinto Battlefield & Monument, and Fort Mackinac, while other notable monuments across the country included ...

Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral ...

The first recorded translation of the U.S. anthem, into German, was done by schoolteacher, choir director and future New ...

Step inside Georgia’s grand historic mansions and immerse yourself in the elegance, history, and timeless beauty of a bygone ...

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

All of these Theodore Roosevelt National Park hikes are located in the south unit. While there are easy trails in the north ...

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. It was the latest in a series of almost weekly ...