On March 13, 1968, 320 gallons of VX nerve agent spilled into Skull Valley Utah. The following day, over 6,000 sheep were dead, exposing the Military's use of illegal chemical weapons.

The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack ...

Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains? The Department of Data looks to the Civil War for answers.

Reenactors brought North Dakota’s World War II history to life this weekend at the1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Historic Site, highlighting the 164th Infantry Regiment, a unit made up of farmers, ...

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the secession convention for Georgia and how the Gwinnett representatives voted against secession in protest for not waiting for other states to ...

By Erin Flynn Jay for Spotlight PA This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, ...

Feb. 20 is the most important date in the history of Fort Myers.

7 on 7: The biggest stories from last week you might've missed Here are the biggest stories you might have missed in the week of February 15-February 21.1. DOJ declares full release of Epstein Files, ...

In the late 1500s, Europe’s religious and political tensions were already shaping daily life. On February 16, 1568, Spain’s king issued a decree establishing the Tribunal of the Inquisition in the ...

The American Civil War began with tension, but it erupted with cannon fire at Fort Sumter. What followed was the chaotic and shocking Battle of Bull Run, where both sides realized the war would not be ...

The Civil War isn’t what it used to be. Instead of the romantic version, a “good war” of courage and glory, that emerged in the conflict’s immediate aftermath, or the post-civil-rights-era emphasis on ...