Aware that Memorial Day speeches given at Granby Cemetery were difficult for many people to hear, legion officers collaborated with 21 households and the Lions Club to purchase a robust sound system.

In “Memorial Days,” the author of “Horse” recounts the disorienting odyssey that followed the death of her husband, Tony ...

As the Washington, D.C. community deals with the aftermath of Wednesday night's deadly plane-helicopter collision, the ...

Rose's speech was later cut from the broadcast's archive. (photo credit: screenshot) A rabbi in South Carolina used the occasion of a Holocaust memorial ceremony to draw parallels to modern-day ...

While much of the world united to defeat the genocidal Nazi regime, Ireland remained officially neutral, a stance that some argue was tantamount to moral abdication. IRISH PRESIDENT Michael D.

By the afternoon of Feb. 2, there were 67 crosses standing under a leaden gray sky — one for each victim from the Washington ...

On Sunday, artist Roberto Marquez was around 150 miles from Philadelphia, in Arlington County, Virginia. There, the mural ...

D.C. Passengers on board American Airlines Flight 1044 on Thursday bound for Miami were acutely aware of the fatal incident that occurred just a day prior and left no survivors. The collision ...

A memorial is set up at Gravelly Point to honor the people who died in Wednesday’s mid-air collision between an airliner and ...

Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June 14 as the flag's birthday, or "Flag Day," for years. Just a few years later, the efforts of ...

Show more "A memorial is very important because it ... on the Potomac River appeared largely quiet this morning as day broke in Arlington. At least one person could be seen out on the river ...

The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community ...