While my wife and I were visiting out-of-state relatives recently, one of our daughters was taking advantage of her public library’s...

I’m thankful that I live in a country that affords me great freedoms, of expression, of worship, of opportunities to better myself, and...

Happy New Year to all the readers and followers of this blog. A new year is also an opportunity to evaluate what was done in the past and...

As we approach the Veterans Day weekend (and the actual date on Sunday, November 11), we owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone who is...

At the heart of the study is the U.S. citizenship test of basic facts about our nation’s history. Among the findings of the study are...

On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret project that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...

All of us who are old enough to remember the event, remember where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the news of the...

BBC’s Nik Gowing hosts a live “Special World Debate” with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine...

Our recent celebration of Independence Day set me to thinking about how many of our holidays focus our attention on what has made America...

With the approach of this Independence Day, in spite of the many distractions and interruptions that are accompanying the lead-up to it,...

Today is the Trail of Tears Commemoration Day, the recognition of a national tragedy. The seeds of what culminated in the...

Since most of us will be indulging in cookouts (weather permitting) on this holiday, allow me to use a food-related analogy. If one has...

Since that year, however, I have included among those whom I honor on Memorial Day one of my own family. My nephew, Captain Justin...

Although delegates from several states had already gathered before May 25, 1787, they had had no quorum and therefore could not conduct...

Lenin (April 22, 1870) and Hitler (April 20, 1889)were born this week . The former brought Communism and death to millions in Russia; the...