In the early morning hours of June 20, 1864, hundreds of Union soldiers arriving through light fog on the James River crept ...

On July 31, 1732, the Journal of the President and Masters of William & Mary College recorded that "the foundation of the President's House at the College was laid, the President, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Fry, ...

Michael Boulware Moore, his great-great-grandson and author of the book “ Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom ," joins host Anthony ...

The first third party, the Anti-Masons emerged in 1828 in opposition to the Freemasons, a secret society. The disappearance ...

The history of anti-communist purges in New York’s hotel workers’ union provides a lesson in how socialists can both gain and ...

The 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Buffington Island, the only Civil War battle fought in Ohio, was commemorated Saturday ...

Drawing his title from Lincoln’s 1858 “House Divided” speech, independent scholar Hyslop, author of several works on the American West, makes the case that in opening territories to slavery, westward ...

Paducah is one of only nine cities in the country given a UNESCO designation as a creative city. It sits where the Ohio and ...

The 244th anniversary of the 1781 battle at the “House in the Horseshoe” will be observed Saturday, July 26. The Sandhills ...