Michael Ruane

A rare diary from soldier James Duncan at the battle that ended the Revolutionary War was sold after it didn’t meet price expectations at auction.

Archaeologists find a rare piece of armor at the site of the 17th-century fort at St. Mary’s, the first White settlement in Maryland.

National Zoo officials said they were in talks with the China Wildlife Conservation Association to develop a new giant panda program.

The accounts are from a nonprofit that set out to gather and preserve the life stories of elderly Jews, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe.

Russia, Spain, Denmark, Turkey and other countries are falling short in efforts to return artworks looted by the Nazis, a new report finds.

Much like President Biden’s plan for a temporary harbor to supply food to starving people in Gaza, the Allies in World War II built the Mulberry harbors after D-Day.

New cherry trees will be planted around D.C.’s Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park when the project is finished, the Park Service said.

David Walker, who left his Virginia high school to join the Navy, was one of 50 Black mess attendants who died on ships that were attacked.

Stars came out for Gettysburg’s new film festival, which featured films with ties to history

In a rare find, two bottles of cherries, buried for about 250 years, have been found at Mount Vernon.