As Syria emerges from a painful chapter in its recent history, some in the country are fervently trying to preserve the ...

During World War II, it was used as an internment camp, holding Japanese, Germans and Italians from Latin America. About 3,000 were forcibly taken from their homes and imprisoned by the U.S.

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

When it comes to historical fiction books about war, the options are endless. Whether you want to read about The Civil War, ...

The divisive issues in the buildup to the Civil War were debated. Education of children had taken place in church schools before 1834, but public education available in Pennsylvania challenged ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that's supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen service members, ...

Incarcerated Americans experience less humane treatment than the POWs held in the United States during World War II, UVA ...

Bishop Polanco celebrated his last Mass at the Teruel seminary and was arrested eight days later, remaining a prisoner of the ...

We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...

He's a former al-Qaeda member, but on Wednesday, new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stood on the world stage with President ...