The 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Buffington Island, the only Civil War battle fought in Ohio, was commemorated Saturday ...

In a Middle East shifting steadily from insurgency to statehood, the imagery of PKK fighters setting fire to their rifles resonated well beyond the Kurdish mountains. The symbolic gesture marked the ...

Recently, the ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’ got inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. What's its significance? Here's ...

This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of ...

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, with its imposing Greek Revival façade and soaring steeple, has been a Camden landmark since ...

It was a Great Escape in 1959 from Lhasa's Norbulingka Palace, the summer seat of the Dalai Lama, the head of Tibetan Buddhism. Then just 23, the Dalai Lama had no option but to flee Tibet after it ...

National The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest. Most of the veterans were buried in August at Washington's Tahoma National ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.

For decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities in Washington.