After the election of President Lincoln in 1860, seven southern states seceded and Civil War broke out, followed by four years of bloody fighting and the loss of 617,000 American lives.

America is on high alert. Almost four years after former US president Donald Trump encouraged a mob to attack the Capitol ...

Never mind Trump losing the election, America’s next civil war has already started – this is how it will end As a new poll shows that more than a quarter of Americans believe civil war could ...

Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated by America's two major political parties – the Republicans and the Democrats. But over the last 150 years, state allegiance to ...

Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.

The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...

A civil war in the United States in 2024 would be a giant yellow-colored map speckled with spreading ... This would be the ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...

The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...