Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

Polls show Americans want both pride and honesty. Donald Trump and his critics turn history into a purity test.

The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, a burial ground for more than 1,700 people who escaped slavery, stands alone on a plot of land on the outskirts of historic Old Town Alexandria.

In the order, President Trump had charged the secretary of the interior with ensuring that public monuments “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” Black ...

As tourists are expected to flock to the nation’s capital for spring break and America’s 250th birthday, there is a new ...

These places confront the contradictions that shape our democracy, and ask us to face them with humility and courage, writes Carol Quillen.

Stopped at Chiriaco Summit and found a powerful piece of American WWII history sitting right in the desert. The General ...

Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants Sam Vong, PhD In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del ...

This fall, communities across Michigan and the nation will honor the legacy of Filipinos in the United States. October is Filipino American History Month, a time to uplift the contributions of ...

President Trump participated in a Black History Month reception in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. "We thank God for the strength and courage and grit and devotion of black Americans ...

Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign ...