Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and ...

A Liberty Tree dedication at the Ashley River Library brought Revolutionary War history to life with a Francis Marion portrayer, musket fire, colonial games and hands-on activities for local children.

Monuments,” a new exhibition at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary, juxtaposes toppled statues and paintings by living artists—and is ...

The Civil War,' Ken Burns brings the Revolutionary War to life in a 12-hour, six-night documentary epic, a curtain-raiser to the nation's 250th ...

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 acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

In the heart of Indiana farmland, where corn stretches to the horizon and small towns dot the landscape, sits an unexpected treasure that would make any aviation enthusiast’s heart soar – the Grissom ...

Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the ...

CHINA has taken its naval power to new heights as it officially commissioned its biggest and most advanced aircraft carrier.

Tucked away in the quaint town of Gladbrook, Iowa exists a museum where ordinary wooden matchsticks have been transformed into extraordinary architectural masterpieces that will leave you speechless ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Southeast Iowa Civil War Roundtable will host a free presentation on the surprisingly complex and valuable world of Civil War cannons. Bruce Kindig, author and local historian, will deliver the free ...