While it is widely assumed that civil wars reinforce the existing political divisions, a recent sociological study sheds ...

There was almost a perceptible tension that filled the air as Burlington's hard winter of 1861 broke with the first hints of spring.

Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events ...

Sugar Land, Texas — Whether speaking at local government meetings or protesting over the war in Gaza and Islamophobia in public schools, Amina Ishaq counts on the Council on American-Islamic Relations ...

Even limited land strikes on Venezuela could trigger very unintended consequences with more conflict and more human suffering ...

Let’s forget about the pilgrims for a second to celebrate the woman who made Abraham Lincoln recognize the holiday.

Trump’s break with Greene exposes a deeper struggle inside the American right over what 'America First' truly means.

The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, but its true cause remains the subject of debate. Beyond battles and politics, the central issue was slavery and its expansion into new ...

The true character of America is found in our capacity as a pilgrim people to find reasons for hope and share those blessings ...

UConn Draper Chair of American History Manisha Sinha discusses global perspectives on abolition and democracy following a ...

… [S]outhern Indians too were divided in their feelings toward the Confederacy…. By the winter of 1861–62, a full-blown civil war was under way among the Indians, adding a further dimension to ...

Hadar Goldin was killed during the 2014 Gaza war. The bodies of the final two American Israeli hostages -- Omer Neutra and Itay Chen -- were returned to Israel by Hamas last week, according to ...