American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific ...

The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most literal way possible ...

Since its original construction in 1800, the building has undergone several renovations and expansions to accommodate the ...

Insights Some generals went on to become President of the United States.  All of the generals became well-known because of ...

The origins of voting outside the polling place in the U.S. date back to 1813.

Called one of the best-kept secrets of the region, Dunvegan’s Glengarry Pioneer Museum is celebrating its 15th rendition of ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

The horse has moulded empires, wars and human affairs profoundly ...

The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed ... of the White House show how the layers of American history live side by side, every day, with our ongoing ...

Every year the city of Plattsburgh commemorates a turning point in the War of 1812 with a weekend festival dedicated to bringing history alive.

This small episode is, if nothing else, a reminder of the strange place that the War of 1812 occupies in the historical memory of the United States. But it matters a lot more in Canada where ...

Living history reenactors will be converging on the Glengarry Pioneer Museum in Dunvegan September 21-22 to recreate life as ...