One speaker, Frank Smith, Jr., is the founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Celebrate documentaries and dramas at Filmfest D.C., explore hundreds of bands during Petworth PorchFest, and sample gourmet ...

The National Cannabis Festival celebrates 4/20 with a week of events in Washington, D.C. The festival will conclude with the ...

The apostolic journey's demanding itinerary, which spanned Sept. 19-28, 2015, included stops in New York, Philadelphia and ...

Faithful are recalling Pope Francis' 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S. as a moving encounter, with an impact still felt a ...

It's been a while since the last federal holiday. When's the next one coming? Here's when you'll get your next off day (with pay).

A Richmond museum is preparing to open an exhibition in June that will explore the lives of free Black Virginians from 1619 ...

There are 11 federal holidays on the U.S. calendar in 2025 — and Easter Monday isn’t one of them. That means the U.S. stock markets, mail delivery and other public services continue as usual. The NYSE ...

The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Kennedy was shot and killed June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving a speech.

The deeply unpopular war led to the biggest and most consequential protest movement in U.S. history. Here are the key events ...

Friday, April 18 will mark Good Friday, with many observing the holy day. But are stock markets closed? Here's the full schedule.