Air raid shelters and ... experience during World War II—marked by invasion, bombing, and occupation—remains a powerful reminder of the consequences of inadequate civil defense preparedness.

NEW YORK (AP) — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J.

Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series continues with a new deep dive into the American Civil War, ...

Welcome to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Nestled at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, Harpers Ferry is ...

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is like that cool older relative who has a million stories to tell and somehow makes learning ...

Learn more about "Doc" Jones, his time with the Navy, his family, and the start of the Amarillo Branch of the NAACP.

Using a raid schedule helps you work out which creatures to save your raid passes (remote or otherwise) for in Pokémon Go. The raid targets swap out every 10 days approximately, so you’ll ...

Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...

Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have torched parts of Sudan’s largest refugee camp, firing ...

In the first episode on Frederick Douglass, we explored his escape from enslavement and the beginnings of his career. Now, we pick up with him as the Civil War brews, at the time of John Brown's Raid ...

Most historians concentrate on the social and historical events caused by the 1859 raid of abolitionist John Brown and his ...

Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of 1993’s deadly Battle of Mogadishu. Here is a look back at the real events that inspired the award-winning film 'Black Hawk Down.' ...