The 19th-century Whigs present an appealing prototype for moderate Democrats seeking a way out of their paralysis and for ...

Step into Louisiana’s storied past as historic homes and plantations open their doors to immersive tours, cultural tales, and ...

The film recounts the travel adventures of a young blacksmith's apprentice in the early 1840s as he embarks on a journey from his village in Eastern New York to join his family in Illinois. His ...

Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 ...

Marxist theory is often assumed to be fundamentally alien to US history. But when a memo from Donald Trump’s Office of ...

The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and ...

Cynthia Erivo stars in Harriet, a biographical drama about the real-life hero, Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery on a ...

The stunning vessels from the H. Wilson & Company were forgotten for generations, only to gain new appreciation for the ...

Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

And the greatest will be the new pope, Leo XIV, aka Robert Francis Prevost – “Rob” to his two elder brothers and “Bob” to other relatives, friends and the religious community; His Holiness to all of ...