Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney earned the Medal of Honor by carrying the American flag through fire at Fort Wagner, ...

Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...

Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly ...

Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...

The Academy Award for best picture is considered the highest honor in movies. Winning that marquee Oscar also means cementing a place in the history books–though the anointed films are not ...

They loathed each other more than words could ever say. 'That fat Scotch cook!' hissed the Duchess of Windsor, describing her sister-in-law Queen Elizabeth. 'The people HATE her,' thundered ...

Anne and Gertjan Van Olst’s influential breeding stallion Negro, one of the most significant sires in modern dressage and the father of Valegro, has died at the age of 29. “One week before ...

She told US officials that the ex-NSA was paid USD 1 million to lobby officials in Ghana on behalf of a Texas-headquartered oil company that sought access to an offshore oil platform, which took ...

During World War II ... horses,' and so on.” But the horse farm in Aiken ultimately became more than an overseas trophy. Over the years, the Dasukis traveled between Nigeria and the United ...