WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and ...

Then, as now, out-of-state agents snatched people off the street. Then, as now, Illinoisans banded together to try to stop ...

The economic deprivation still experienced by Black Americans is the flip side of the privilege enjoyed by slaveowners’ ...

These Pennsylvanians played important roles in Civil War battles and in events surrounding the Civil War.- Levi Bird DuffLevi Bird Duff hated slavery so much, it cost him a leg ...

While highways are criticized for dividing communities today, roads historically united America by enabling expansion, ...

The site of the oldest evidence of humans in Florida – Jefferson County’s Page-Ladson Site – is now permanently protected by a conservation easement with Tall Timbers.

Junger’s speech was a part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Open Minds Initiative, which is dedicated to fostering “the ...

Historians believe Hamilton was the first free man of color to live in the Temple area.

Russian troops have damaged and destroyed 686 port infrastructure facilities and 150 civilian vessels since the start of the full-scale invasion, said Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction - ...

The theme for this month’s book from the St. Joseph Public Library is Missouri Heritage. The books are available at the St.

Economic historians usually are mistaken when looking at the causes of the Panic of 1857. Douglas E. French sets the record ...

Candidates Steven Shook and Ernest R. Lineberger III will face each other in March with the winner appearing on the ballot for the November election.