As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, blue, nearly 50-year-old bound editions. They are the archives of the ...

Ludlow, Colorado, 1914: eleven thousand mine workers had been on strike for seven months against John D. Rockefeller’s ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

West Virginia v. B.P.J. will only be the third West Virginia case to be heard in the Supreme Court in the last 100 years.

Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition. “I was ...

People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings. Polls show declining national pride, especially among ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...

Maybe you love this Trump thing that has happened to America over the past 10 years; maybe you deplore it. But we can all ...

On any given day, the War Memorial — a state agency — flies 10 flags: U.S., Virginia, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, POW/MIA and the War Memorial’s flag.