“Finding this out, I was very proud,” said Jason Roomes, a descendant of three formerly enslaved men from Rhode Island, Cato, ...

At Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant offered Robert E. Lee's army magnanimous surrender terms, sparing thousands of lives.

Paul Revere was a businessman, a political leader, a legend and a myth. A look at his April 18, 1775, midnight ride, and the ...

This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our ...