On New Year’s Day 1863, the Confederacy managed to break the Union blockade choking its ports by capturing Galveston, Texas.

Surprise U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, are putting the crescendo on ...

The church was the starting point for the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965. Nearly a quarter of the trail’s ...

Discover Maggie Lena Walker's legacy as the first Black woman bank president, her impact on the Black community, and her role ...

A new interactive map details the pensions awarded by the American government to Irish soldiers who fought in some of that ...

Back in 2015, when Trump had begun his presidential campaign, Webster hadn’t taken him seriously, because he “said some crazy ...

Relocating Black cemeteries in Virginia reveals how America has long denied full humanity, and how to reclaim it.

Jimmy Jenkins of Biscoe is scheduled to play January 30-February 1 in the Port Washington National Junior Winter Tennis Classic in New York City. He and his partner Clint Weathers won the Doubles ...

Some friends and I were sharing about the Watch Night Services our families attended when we were children. I shared how ...

Elsewhere in Virginia, the department approved a historical marker in Norfolk to the home where future President Jimmy Carter lived while he was in the U.S. Navy.

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for January 4, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state ...

In December, Kelly's attorney, Paul J. Fishman, wrote that there was "no legitimate basis for any type of proceedings against ...