Warm weather and heavy rains led to the Great Northeastern Flood of 1936 and it took years for the region to recover.

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

The Civil War had begun ... of the remaining border states -- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri -- President Lincoln insisted that the war was not about slavery or black rights; it ...

Hailed as a groundbreaking technical achievement, it came to symbolise the border between the Civil War North and South, separating free Pennsylvania from slave-owning Maryland. But who were the ...

A 24-year-old Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with allegedly plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a ...

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Representing Maryland’s 8th District, Congressman Jamie Raskin reflects on the recent elections, where Democrats failed, and ...

It starts at Lockwood House, which overlooks what was Harper Cemetery. Originally built in 1848 as housing for the armory ...

maps, photos, newspapers, and other items in its collection. Visitors can explore Thomas Jefferson's personal library, see the Gutenberg Bible, and lots more. Timed-entry passes must be reserved ...

from the Civil War to World War II. The site is run by the National Park Service, so kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. Visitors 15 and under get in free. Roughly 130 species of birds, mammals, ...