The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing ...

Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit of survival, symbolizing the nation's push for ...

National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear ...

On 5 May 1945, a few days after Hitler’s suicide, American soldiers under command of US Army Captain John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr.

The SS United States—once dubbed ‘America’s flagship,’ and considered an American icon through the 1950s and ’60s—was towed ...

The SS United States was also the fastest ship in the world at the time and was met crowds of almost 70,000 when she first came to Hampshire in 1952. A marvel of engineering and design at the time ...

For 17 years the liner powered through the Atlantic making regular journeys between Southampton and New York. The SS United States was also the fastest ship in the world at the time and was met crowds ...

The legendary SS United States is making its way into Alabama's waters Monday, where it will remain at Modern American Recycling Services for at least six months to be stripped of toxic materials ...

In 1811, enslaved people along Louisiana's German Coast organized the largest slave revolt in United States history. The beginning of chattel slavery in North America birthed something else ...

Plans have been in place for months to sink the SS United States and make it the world’s largest artificial reef; however, a last-minute attempt is being made to stop it from happening, writes Shamus ...