Nations are, as the Anglo-Irish historian Benedict Anderson put it, “imagined communities”; they only exist because we collectively believe they do. Every nation is defined and shaped by the stories ...

On November 3, 1948, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his first speech at the United Nations, outlining India’s independent foreign ...

Based on the harrowing true story, We Were Soldiers is a classic case of a war story where everything goes wrong, leaving its ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution unfolds across six nights, tracing how Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley helped turn rebellion ...

In November, join us for Revolutionary November as Ken Burns’ The American Revolution brings America’s founding home to the ...

The core goal of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was clear enough: bring the temperature down and strike some ...

Since the 1920s, Arab–American relations have been one of the most significant aspects of international politics in the Arab world. The United States has long raised the banners of ...

The City of Birmingham’s annual public Veterans Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony, co-hosted by the Piety Hill Chapter of the ...

Today, we celebrate the 290th birthday of President John Adams, a Founding Father whose intellect, integrity, and devotion to country helped secure ...

Polish war hero Casimir Pulaski didn’t live to see the other side of 34, but in the short time he did live, he made his mark ...

Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Over 100 Palestinians were killed, including ...