Texas is one of the few states that were once independent countries, and is quite proud of that. But just 16 years after ...

The annual gathering traditionally draws thousands of spectators and hundreds of re-enactors from several states helping tell ...

On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...

Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...