Since my childhood, the US has changed in ways that concern me, but today, I'm honoring the values I learned then with hot ...

In Baltimore, you can find the Poe House and Museum, where Poe lived in the 1830s, as well as his grave, now located within ...

The Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was the deadliest conflict in American history. It erupted over deeply entrenched divisions over slavery, states’ rights and the preservation of the Union.

After the war of 1812 was ended the most active and glorious portion of Fort McHenry's career was past. Its guns were never again turned against a foreign invader.

The Inspiration for the Star Spangled Banner In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. For 25 grueling ...

In the war of 1812 we began with ARMSTRONG, DEAR-BORN, HAMPTON, HULL, WILKINSON and WINCHESTER, (all exhumed from the war of the Revolution,) but after suffering terribly from defeat, we laid them ...

On April 16, 1861, with the Civil War having started days before, Devens, then 41, took the stage at Mechanics Hall and pleaded with his fellow citizens to heed Lincoln's call for volunteer soldiers.

On April 16, 1861, with the Civil War having started days before, Devens, then 41, took the stage at Mechanics Hall and pleaded with his fellow citizens to heed Lincoln's call for volunteer soldiers.

On April 16, 1861, with the Civil War having started days before, Devens, then 41, took the stage at Mechanics Hall and pleaded with his fellow citizens to heed Lincoln's call for volunteer soldiers.