Wikimedia Commons/William Henry Powell The Battle of Lake Erie British control of Lake Erie was strangling American forces in ...

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” — Francis Scott Key, September 1814, Flag at Fort McHenry By Jacquelin Carnegie - ...

The War of 1812 is often seen as a minor conflict in the grand scheme of history, but what if the outcome had been drastically different? What if the United States had emerged victorious over Britain?

During the War of 1812, the First Battle of Sackets Harbor in Lake Ontario resulted in an American victory as U.S. naval forces repelled a British attack.

Before there was a nation, there was the Army. The United States Army began on June 14, 1775, as the Continental Congress ...

The Louisiana National Guard has returned the name Camp Beauregard to its military training center in Pineville, honoring a state militia veteran from the War of 1812 instead of the Confederate ...

The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with ...

The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with ...

Rivalries are the lifeblood of college football. But their history is often inextricably intertwined with the history of our nation.

Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.

We still haven’t learned the lesson of 9/11. The problem with searching the world for monsters to destroy is that they follow ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Amber Speer, a native of Plainfield, Illinois, is one of more than 60 sailors celebrating America’s 249 years of independence while serving aboard USS Constitution, the Navy’s ...