When President Abraham Lincoln's assassin was tracked down and fatally shot, among the items found on him was a daybook diary ...

Crusading journalist and an­ti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is born in Holly Springs, Miss. Wells-Bar­nett was a ...

That is still the day that is honored as West Virginia Day ever year.

President Donald Trump was visibly impressed by how well Liberian President Joseph Boakai spoke English, the West Africa ...

The first steam engine ship, Diana, was launched on July 12, 1863, and became one of the earliest instances of a ...

Neil Shubin has been nominated to serve as the next president of the National Academy of Sciences, an organization that addresses some of most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. The ...

The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African ...

Wikimedia Commons/Middleton, Strobridge & Co., lithographer; Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874, artist The 47-day Siege of ...

In the latest edition of A Look at the Archives, Ashley Large introduces "Rebellion Records," a state mandated log of men serving in the military during the Civil War and "the fates that befell them." ...

Many battles have been fought and are now history. Our Congress has decided in favor of President Trump and his reconciliation bill and he signed it on the Fourth of ...

Where: 138 Bushkill Falls Trail, Bushkill, PA 18324 Imagine a place with 22 waterfalls along a single hiking trail – that’s the magic of Ricketts Glen State Park. The Falls Trail takes you on a ...

How did Abraham Lincoln come to power? This video traces Lincoln's rise within the context of 19th century America, with a ...