A Q&A with Zaakir Tameez about Charles Sumner and the antislavery movement.

1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...

Following a years-long surge in illegal immigration, the Trump administration is poised to challenge a longstanding but legally fraught practice: counting illegal aliens in the U.S. census. President ...

And like any good treasure, Fulton remains somewhat hidden—a gem tucked away in Callaway County, just 25 miles east of Columbia and about 100 miles west of St. Louis.

For Pennsylvania natives, finding Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews in their original packaging feels like reuniting with a childhood ...

A new collection of primary source documents, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," is the third set of letters ...

Join the History Seekers Team as we follow a 160-year-old Civil War map into the heart of forgotten battlegrounds. Using our metal detectors, we uncover relics buried for generations—each one a silent ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — July 5 has long been a historic day in Carthage, as residents remember an early battle of the Civil War that happened there July 5, 1861.

A multi-vehicle pileup in Independence on Friday afternoon ended tragically.

The map is based on a hypothetical strike that targets nuclear silo sites in Montana, North Dakota, and Nebraska.

Cape Girardeau hosted Missouri’s Liberty Bell replica during a national tour to promote U.S. Savings Bonds, drawing crowds ...

Women's March is urging people to join or host block parties, marches and other events over the holiday weekend.