Hundreds of thousands of Americans North and South fought in the Civil War, including a Union drummer boy named Albert Woolson. He couldn’t have known it in 1864 when he enlisted at age 14, but at the ...

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...

The United States does not have a rich diamond mining history. But an exhibit at the Smithsonian proves that some of the ...

Medicine on the battlefield has always been inspired by urgency and improvisation, and the American Civil War highlights just how much human courage contributed to advancements.

The U.S. has seen an uptick in political polarization, as well as growing political unrest in recent weeks, such as the assassination of Minnesota politician Melissa Hortman and protests over ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. We’re one year in, and President Trump’s second term has already produced a parade of problematic historical ...