History

The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations.

Historians said the renamings – like the removal of many Confederate statues in recent years – are part of a more accurate understanding of the Confederacy.

Encouraged by a Library of Congress initiative, volunteers and non-profit groups around the country are recording and preserving veterans' voices.At the…

In 1976, 13 Marines were jailed after they burst into a room at Camp Pendleton and attacked the men inside. The attackers thought they were confronting Ku…

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic…