The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...

Hollywood loved the idea, though it had little use for words like “lighthearted” or “mild” in what the screen trade ...

This week's Hot Picks include snow paintings (or snow-melting paintings) by Andrew Wyeth in Winston-Salem, portrayals of ...

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor.” The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) notes that the theme sets out to highlight and celebrate the ...

Because federal troops had been stationed in Austin after the Civil War, many formerly enslaved Black Americans found a safe place to raise their families in Austin.

English writer and humorist P.G. "Plum" Wodehouse lived in the United States for more than 30 years before his death in 1975.

The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and ...

In 1941, the formation of the first group of Black military pilots and mechanics was underway in Tuskegee, Alabama where ...

For those who indulge in the rich history of western Maryland, the Conococheague Institute is a special resource to relive the Colonial era and roots of nationhood. The Institute’s Pennsylvania ...

From government-gutting to taking over the Kennedy Center, Trump's first month back in office has been highly controversial ...