Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Matewan, West Virginia. May 19, 1920. Police Chief Sid Hatfield sits in the town square. He's declined bribes and payoffs to help protect the coal miners of Matewan but the Baldwin Felts detective ...

The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.

There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...

It's one thing to read about years gone by between the pages of a fascinating history book. But nothing brings the past back ...

Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...

Nestled in the heart of West Virginia, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a hidden gem that’s been quietly minding its ...

Welcome to Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, West Virginia’s pint-sized powerhouse of natural beauty and Civil War lore. Nestled in the heart of Pocahontas County, this gem is like finding a ...

Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code with the ruling BJP fulfilling a major commitment made ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls.