Virginia General Assembly commends Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Carroll Braxton in celebration of his 100th birthday.

By 1917, the meaninglessness of the sacrifice had become clear enough to the combatants, if not to civilians back home: ...

July 1, 1916—the first day of the Battle of the Somme became the bloodiest day in British military history. Over 57,000 soldiers were lost in mere hours, in a battle that was both a disaster and a ...

The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

Four Chaplains Day is a day of remembrance for a team of Army chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save hundreds ...

The Four Chaplains Day observance, Feb. 3, 2025, marks 82 years since Fox, Washington, Poling and Goode selflessly sacrificed ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Along with the Chatam Sofer mausoleum in Bratislava, it may become another place in Slovakia closely interconnected with the ...

Among the heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolates and stuffed animals with oversized eyes and saccharine-sweet notes written on their bellies are the small, multi-colored candy hearts we've come to ...

Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It ...

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Each day we pick up our smart phones and perhaps snatch a photo or video of a ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...