It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...

A s Canada faces the threat of US president Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs and the painful process of industrial closures ...

Waves of rain tonight, ending around 8 a.m., then clearing and mild Thursday afternoon. More rain likely this weekend. 4:09 ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

The provision bases funding on marriage rates and birth rates. Many rural areas, which tend to be older, score poorly on that ...

For February, also known as Black History Month, we visited the Belpre Historical Society to see the Underground Railroad Exhibit.

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

Years of grizzly-train collisions that have killed 75 bears between 1975 and 2023 have led to a plan aimed at reducing the deaths, some of which have occurred on the doorstep to Glacier National Park ...

Credit: Scharfsinn/Shutterstock. Sierra Northern Railway (SNR), a division of the Sierra Railroad Company, has acquired the assets of RailPower for an undisclosed sum. This move will allow SNR to ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the world’s largest museum dedicated to African-American history and culture. It’s one of the most visited museums in the United States, ...