Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Yes, Juneteenth is a state holiday in Missouri and is observed every 19th day of June. As such, all state offices are closed ...

When we talk about the fight for women's voting rights, some names get left out of history books. Black women played a ...

Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of the slavery in the United States. But when was the holiday created, and how did it get its ...

Here’s a look at the complex early history of abortion in the United States. There weren't any laws against abortion in the U.S. until the 19th century ... Equal Rights Amendment in 1982.

This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S.

The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. The passage marked the largest expansion of democracy ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

It was built in different phases across 2,000 years of history. From 770 B.C. to around 480 B.C., ancient China was divided into different states, whose rulers began building smaller walls to ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...