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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The University System of Maryland campus in Hagerstown is displaying an unusual piece of Civil War history.It's a hotel guest…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland commission on lynchings that were committed in the state is holding its first meeting.The Maryland Lynching Truth and…

Tom Terrell has a review of a new boxed set of reggae music that spans 1960-1975. The four CDs include music from top artists such as The Wailers and Jimmy Cliff, and lesser-known singers from reggae's early beginnings.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A historical marker acknowledging five lynchings in one Maryland county has been unveiled in the state's capital city. The Capital…

Veteran newsman Robert Trout has the second of two reports about the history of the Republican party, through his own reporting on the last 17 conventions over a period of nearly seventy years. Today, Trout picks up in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and the fight between moderates and conservatives -- between the forces of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert A. Taft. Eisenhower won. But the pendulum swung back in the 1960's with the nomination of Barry Goldwater. Ultimately, Trout points out that the struggle between moderate and conservative still marks party proceedings today.

The most popular branch of the Smithsonian will be closing after Labor Day to undergo a planned two-year renovation. The American History Museum wants to update the building's infrastructure and create a better display for the Star Spangled Banner. A painstaking 8-year conservation project on the flag was completed Wednesday.

The Library of Congress is working to preserve the stories of war veterans through interviews, memoirs, letters and photos compiled for the Veterans History Project.

Aline Ohanesian's debut novel attempts to make sense of the events of 100 years ago, when the Ottoman Empire began forcing Armenians out of their homes in Turkey, leaving more than a million dead.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - In a rarity of Maryland politics, a Republican is being sworn in to a second term as governor.Gov. Larry Hogan will be sworn in…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Having recently received accreditation as a museum system, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is expected to move…