Some of the biggest and best movies of all time take place against the backdrop of history. Here are 15 of the greatest, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Norma Danielson, left, and Herta Reilly ...

Every school child learns the mythology of Paul Revere's ride. Though the truth is murkier, the story has inspired ...

Costume designers don’t just make clothes. They build time machines from fabric and thread. Some of them go so deep into ...

Nearly 7 million people across the country turned out for the second “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his administration, marking the largest single-day demonstration against a ...

There’s a magical woodland realm in Reinholds, Pennsylvania, where treasure hunters wade through a sea of history, and time seems to stand still. Shupp’s Grove Antique Market isn’t just another ...

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) held its annual Reading of the Names on Nov. 11, honoring more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops. While the event marked a major moment ...

Collectors seek out military antiques to preserve veterans’ stories and honor historic heroes. Civil War drums are some of ...

Prosthetic specialists at Hanger Clinic in Columbia say they help veterans realize life is different, but it's not over.

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it, ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...