Freeman Tilden brushed on the military history of a small clutch of coral cayes (pronounced keys) when he mentioned Fort Jefferson National Monument in The National Parks, but the brief entry did ...

Margaret began thinking that it would be important for Rebecca to know her family history. That coincided with a family reunion, during which Margaret was given a historical document about her family.

On 1916, Pancho Villa's forces attacked Columbus, N.M., leading to a deadly raid and a U.S. military response.

We know they are great, but which of the Great Lakes sinks to the greatest depths? Let's don the goggles and dive into the ...

The best way to learn history is to walk through history. Photo Credit: Catherine Parker\ If you have one day, that's OK. Sometimes, seeing it in one day is better than skipping it. After traveling ...

If time machines existed, they’d probably look a lot less like DeLoreans and a lot more like Fort McHenry in Baltimore. This star-shaped fortress on the edge of Baltimore’s harbor offers the closest ...

Fort McHenry in Baltimore is that exact spot, and walking through its gates is like stepping into the most dramatic night in ...

His first name was once that of a Fort Madison restaurant and his last is still on a sign outside an east-end hotel, yet no ...

The War of 1812 was the closing fight of the American Revolution and the first war that declared a brand new nation, setting the United States on the path to a place on the world stage. While no land ...

According to U.S. Central Command, over 5,000 targets were struck and 50 Iranian vessels were damaged or destroyed in the first 10 days of the war with Iran.

Walking among the fairy-tale woods called Spiegel Grove, President Rutherford B. Hayes grew a love for the wilderness.

As the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel escalated, AP’s visuals team delivered a clear, fast and authoritative explainer built around ...