A group of local veteran advocates is planning to create a museum of modern American military history in Allegheny Township.

Dr. John E. Fleming was involved in the creation of the first national African American museum in Ohio and later, Smithsonian ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently acquired several significant artifacts that reflect key ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Since 2018, the American Women's History Initiative Pool has funded more than 200 projects across the Smithsonian, supporting research, collections, and programming that make women's history visible ...

As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, a battle for the soul of U.S. history is unfolding, with efforts being made to ...

In 1939, more than 120 years after the first photograph ever was taken, Robert Cornelius set up a camera in the back of his family’s store and took what is believed to be the very first photographic ...

The United States is marking its 250th anniversary this year. How well do you know American history, culture and Americana?

1619 marks a key moment in American and African-American history. This is why it matters — and why it's become controversial. Credit: Mashable composite; Getty Images / mikroman6 We look to history to ...

L to R: Illustration of Peggy Eaton, undated; Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North is sworn in on Dec. 9, 1986, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on arms sales to Iran ...