Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little consolation as we face upheaval and conflict.

First lady Melania Trump said she has been communicating directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin through a ‘back channel’ that helped to return eight Ukrainian children displaced by the war, ...

The first lady announced eight children have been reunited with their families. First lady Melania Trump announced Friday that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had an "open channel of ...

Back when the internet was young and facts still had meaning, there was the History Channel, featuring shows about — you guessed it — history. But that version of the network is long gone today. Here ...

Mark Twain (who emerged as a writer during the Civil War) said “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” Some Americans anyway may learn geography from war, but not all. An American ...

Donald Trump has ordered a park dedicated to Civil War history to remove a photo of a formerly enslaved man. The Trump administration’s censorship campaign has extended to the National Park Service.

Ice Road Truckers Season 12 premieres Wednesday, October 1. The new season once again profiles the highly skilled truckers who are racing against time to deliver essentials to people cut off from the ...

Donald Trump’s offensive against the Smithsonian reached a dramatic new level last week, with a presidential declaration that the institution and its museums are “OUT OF CONTROL.” To help bolster his ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, each week WIS will be exploring a new place around the Palmetto State that showcases the rich history of South Carolina. This week, we ...

“Swamp People” star Junior Edwards has died, according to his family. Edwards’ grandson, “Lil” Willie Edwards, announced his grandfather’s death in a Facebook post on Saturday, July 26. “Rest easy ...

They’re digging in modern-day Turkey. The Trojan War was celebrated by legendary authors like Homer, and the supposed end of the war was marked by a trick that lived on through the ages, when the ...