Though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863, did not free the enslaved people in Maryland, it allowed African Americans throughout the nation to serve in the Union ...

The 265th anniversary program will feature living-history interpreters portraying colonial soldiers and settlers around the ...

During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...

While Arndold's British contact John Andre was killed for his crimes, Arnold fled. According to the American Revolution ...