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 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 ...

Henry Stephens, a Springfield resident and civil rights advocate in the late 1800s and early 1900s, was celebrated in two poems by Carl Sandburg. Now he is memorialized with a historical marker, which ...

Join everyone for an unforgettable Fourth of July celebration at Patrick Henry’s historic home on Friday, July 4! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to claim your spot on the lawn and enjoy an evening ...

An Italianate house in New Orleans from the 1850s that’s so big it once served as a school is now for sale. The house, which has stood since before the Civil War, is on Coliseum Square, a ...

The war between House and Senate Republicans is breaking out into the open as Senator Thune pushes his chamber to get its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act done by the end of this week. Every ...