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Next July marks 250 years since a handful of upstart American colonies declared independence from Britain. A war was fought, as we all know, and almost immediately after it was over, Richard Bell ...

Gettysburg Address, the fight against slavery and the battle for freedom provide historical perspective on principles of the Revolution and practice of slavery ...

This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary ...

Nations are, as the Anglo-Irish historian Benedict Anderson put it, “imagined communities”; they only exist because we ...

In 13 days, India countered Pakistan’s crackdown in East Pakistan, executing coordinated land, air and sea campaigns that forced a Dec 16 surrender and birthed Bangladesh, reshaping South Asia.

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

The core goal of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was clear enough: bring the temperature down and strike some ...

In the weeks since Israel and Hamas agreed to a fragile ceasefire and hostage deal, Indonesia has emerged as an intriguing ...

As we approach America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many people will want to hit ...