Readers discuss historical and legal aspects of the war. Also: Richard Nixon and a Watergate episode; America’s voting problem; scenes from “The Pitt.” ...

Howell Raines, a former executive editor of the New York Times, is the author of “Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta — and Then Got Written Out of History.” A ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

A poster showing a picture of Angola President João Lourenço shaking hands with U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in Luanda on Dec. 2, 2024, ahead of the arrival of the American President in Angola. A ...

Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National Military ...

Millions of casualties. Years of bloody attrition warfare. When Vietnamese communists toppled French colonial rule in 1954 despite massive U.S. military aid, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided ...

Monday could bring damaging wind gusts, with some storms capable of producing 65 to 75 mph winds. Isolated tornadoes are also possible. by Sadie Chafe and Luke Morris (@notyourgovteacher) KEY WEST, ...

When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II, she noticed the resemblance immediately. She saw in András Toma a likeness ...

January 5, 2026: Gwynne Dyer was a British-Canadian military historian who has written extensively on war and historical events in the Middle East. His 2021 book, The Shortest History of War, analyses ...

The North Carolina History Center on Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction will house 16,000 sq ft of exhibition space, classrooms, a library, a 2,000-sq-ft community meeting room and other ...