As we look to next year's 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, let's remember that 1775 was ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain ...

On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

Unquestionably it was a foundational document for America, calling for unity against Great Britain in the struggle for ...

Organizers recently announced the lineup for the annual commemoration of the 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh. Most traditional ...

Joseph “Pep” Vocelka, who served in the Navy, fought in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the two years before he fought in the battle of Iwo Jima. He died May 13. Joseph “Pep ...

One of the bloodiest incidents was the Battle of the Braes on Skye in 1882. After being attacked with stones by a crowd of men and women, about 50 police officers from Glasgow baton-charged the mob.

The Credit Island battle involved a contingent of 334 Americans on eight fortified keelboats coming up from St. Louis, 800 to 1,200 well-armed American Indians, including Black Hawk, on horseback ...

Minden Kamery 4 0-2 8, Land 3 4-6 10, Emery 5 3-4 15, Starkey 1 0-0 2, Jorgensen 1 1-2 4 Boys Minden 58, Grand Island Central Catholic 50 ...

BATTLE BREWS: Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is in an unusually contentious battle with labor unions after vetoing a bill supporting warehouse workers and rejecting efforts to modernize gas lines ...