Maximilian, a young Austrian prince of the house of Hapsburg, somewhat naively accepted the offer to rule a distant and ...

Each state where slavery was outlawed recorded 0% of slave-owning families in the 1860 census — and both the 1.4% and 7.4% statistics included these free states, thus minimizing the extent of slavery ...

On a more personal level, these people are my precursors. I have an ancestor, my father’s great-grandfather, who came here to build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

After witnessing a string of fireballs streak across the sky in North America in 1860, the landscape painter rendered the ...

Imagine that you're a slave in 1860s America. But on this particular day, June 19, 1865, a Union Army Major General Gordon forced your master to set you free! You and your master probably heard ...

America’s pastime and the Fourth of July go together like peanuts and Cracker Jacks, but the game in the 1860s was nothing like today. Vintage ...

Your print likely dates to the early 1860s, and the black lacquered and gilded wood frame is similar in age. I did not find any other examples of this specific edition either currently offered or ...

In the last half of the 19th century, America underwent a series of changes. James Garfield's election brought hope to Americans of all backgrounds.

Sailing of the America. Share full article Sept. 8, 1860 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from September 8, 1860, Page 1 Buy Reprints View on timesmachine ...

Author and history professor Rachel Shelden discussed what the country was like in 1800.

In the 1860s, Ye Chun’s ancestor emigrated to America. 150 years later, she did, too. The author, who published the short story collection 'Hao' in 2021, just published’ her first novel in ...