A Johns Hopkins scholar believes a skillful understanding of history can translate into practical tools for confronting ...

During the weekend of Oct. 26-28, 1775, no one saw that significance as the British and colonials skirmished at various spots ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

Life moves quickly in the nation’s capital. But just across the Potomac, you can trade traffic for tranquility with these ...