Watford Observer local history columnist Lesley Dunlop looks back at the links between Corran School in Watford and the Moberly-Jourdain incident.

And so, in a particularly heavy-handed manner, the Thirteen Club layered superstition upon superstition in an attempt to debunk the idea that broken mirrors, spilled salt and walking under ladders ...

Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells will be featured on newly minted U.S. quarters. Historian Raffi Andonian joins Jenye Donaldson to share Wells' story.

As retailers close and buildings are adapted or demolished, these Brownstoner tales reveal the history of Downtown Brooklyn's ...

Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli had a real knack for dreaming up things women didn’t know they wanted to wear. Read more ...

A century ago, the prosperous, post-World War I “Jazz Age” drummed out one tumultuous social change after another. On the ...

A collector consigned a hat worn by the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz" movie to Heritage Auctions. He is now suing the ...

Columnist Joe Phillips reflects on the fading tradition of women wearing dress hats, praising their elegance and ease of making an impression, while hoping for a revival inspired by recent ...

This year, a Philadelphia hat factory turns 101 years old. It's one of the last remaining facilities of its type in the United States. As CBS News Philadelphia celebrates the first day of Black ...

Officials previously argued that all 32 severance agreements were exempt as confidential personnel records under Virginia's ...

The Hampton Roads and U.S. economies have a solid foundation in 2025, but potential tariffs and other actions from President ...