Tilly Laskey has been a curator at the Maine Historical Society for 10 years. She’s created a platform for other curators or ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

That brings us to the boldest executive order in history: The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863. Using his war powers as commander in chief, he freed all enslaved ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders.

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common?

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common?

What do the Peace Corps, desegregation of the military, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II have in common? They were all established by presidential executive orders, or ...

Collectively, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal played Globetrotters basketball for more than 70 ...

Created of necessity on the eve of World War II, the versatile combat vehicle that became known the world over as the “Jeep” demonstrated the best American ingenuity had to offer. Then, the Jeep’s ...

The comic strip The Far Side has sometimes featured takes on alien life forms to hilarious effect, and these are some of the ...

Stories of World War II come to life with planes, uniforms, and even a tank at the Millville Army Air Field Museum.