A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

Experience the thunderous power of history as an original 1865 Civil War cannon is fired. This live demonstration shows how ...

In an 1871 Decoration Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery abolitionist Frederick Douglass said he feared Americans were forgetting the Civil War’s impetus: enslavement. “We must never ...

Monday, May 27, 2024, on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The holiday’s origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Un ...