The story of baseball runs through the United States and Japan. It’s a ribbon threaded through the history of the sport and ...

The U.S. Army Center of Military History launches the Army History Trails website today, a multimedia history experience showcasing ...

Across its nearly 250-year history, the United States has never had an official language until now. But Americans will not ...

At the most basic level, a mortgage is a long-term consumer loan taken for the purpose of eventually paying off the loan and ...

The New York Historical honor goes to Randall K. Wilson, whose “A Place Called Yellowstone” chronicles a landscape “capable ...

Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...

Historic ocean liner to undergo cleaning at MARRS facility before becoming world's largest artificial reef. Will it arrive in time for Fat Tuesday?

461: St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, dies this day in 461, according to legend; his feast day is now celebrated widely in Ireland and the United States (US). 1861: In Turin, Italy, after more ...

St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by ...

The Oklahoma Board of Education recently approved a new, more conservative social studies agenda that has irked even some ...

There’s something truly marvelous about visiting a national park. It’s a connection to something much larger than ourselves, ...

“This is excitement.” A chilly morning wind greeted the photographers and residents who gathered at the East End to catch a ...