More than 160 years after the Columbia-Wrightsville covered bridge was burned down during a pivotal moment in the Civil War, ...

"The immediate objects are the total destruction and devastation of their settlements," George Washington wrote Major General ...

All 26 Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge historic piers in the Susquehanna River were lit on fire representing the burning of the ...

Up and down the East Coast, you'll also find bars and restaurants dating back to the Civil War that preserve some pretty ...

India, June 27 -- Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar's largest city Friday as ...

A Civil War battle never took place in Pittsburgh, but the city played a significant role during the conflict.

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

Local people have traditionally used fire to clear their fields and the bush for easier hunting. They use controlled burns in ...

Discover the shocking truth about Jimmy Stewart's WWII service that he kept hidden from his family. The new film 'JIMMY' ...

For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn ...

The U.S. Colored Troops were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has ...

Wounded Civil War soldiers witnessed a mysterious glow that seemed to save their lives. Over a century later, two high school students solved the mystery of “Angel’s Glow.” The answer involved an ...