The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...

A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.

Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...

The memorial, meant to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower’s legacy as the supreme allied commander in World War II and the 34th U.S president, has actually been more than 20 years in the making since ...

News Military Washington State Veterans Cemetery honors remains of unclaimed veterans, including Civil War soldier at annual Memorial Day Service May 26, 2025 Updated Mon., May 26, 2025 at 10:06 p.m.

Decorating the graves of service members with flags and flowers is a tradition that started after the Civil War, giving Memorial Day its original name, Decoration Day. Tours start at 2 p.m.

The town also founded the Memorial Hall Library several years later, a lasting tribute to the Civil War soldiers. In Cincinnati, the Decoration Day event was held at the Spring Grove Cemetery.

News Military ‘Prepare to die’: Civil War battle rages at Green Bluff on Memorial Day weekend May 25, 2025 Updated Sun., May 25, 2025 at 10:30 p.m.

The origins of Memorial Day can be found in the hearts of grieving families after the Civil War. Casualties were felt in almost every community. While the nation healed, families ...

Dennis said Memorial Day’s potency diminished somewhat with the addition of Armistice Day, which marked World War I’s end on Nov. 11, 1918. Armistice Day became a national holiday by 1938 and ...