In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old ...

Fireworks explode over Riverfront Park on July 4, 2017. (JESSE TINSLEY/The Spokesman-Review) Whether you celebrate July Fourth by putting out your flag, donning red, white and blue underwear or ...

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

During the Scopes Trial over teaching evolution in public school, modern science clashed with religion. Its effects helped ...

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, ...

Demonstrators are gathering for demonstrations across the U.S. against President Donald Trump. That's happening Saturday as officials urge calm, National Guard troops mobilize and Trump attends a mili ...

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

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...

Why Iran possibly warned Qatar about its attack ahead of time From CNN's John General CNN’s Clarissa Ward is in Tel Aviv as Iran launched strikes toward a US military base in neighboring Qatar, but ...

Nebraska’s governor also signed an emergency proclamation Friday to activate his state’s National Guard, a step his office called “a precautionary measure in reaction to recent instances of civil ...