The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an ...

The War of 1812 was enormously consequential for the fate of a continent, and it deserves a place of prominence in American history as the point at which ideas of “manifest destiny” became ...

The naval Battle of Lake Champlain — and the concurrent land battle at Plattsburgh — transcended tactical brilliance. The two battles altered the course of the War of 1812, forestalled American ...

Both documents were signed during significant American wars. The first Declaration was signed during the American Revolution ...

The Department of War was renamed the Department of Defense under President Harry S. Truman, who aimed to improve efficiency ...

That book is a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of America during the turbulent years from the end of the War of 1812 to the end of the Mexican War in 1848.

Distant sections of a family tree reunited Monday after a search revealed the identity of an unidentified War of 1812 veteran burial.

Both the American history and air and space museums honor American innovation and achievement. The air and space museum’s most famous exhibits include the Wright Brothers’ airplane, the "Spirit of St.