Feb. 17 is Presidents Day. A friend and I were talking about presidents when he said that so many of them were senators, representatives or governors and wondered if any ...

Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

The Blues Trail was created nearly two decades ago with markers located at significant places that helped shape the genre.

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Civil War “Reconstruction” as a time when well-meaning Republicans tried to aid newly-freed slaves who were being oppressed ...

The horse trail along the Luce Line State Trail, from Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth to the city of Winsted, will continue to be closed until at least May 22 and potentially longer. The closure is ...

One score and 12 years ago, a determined director and thousands of reenactors brought forth an epic film based on an historical novel chronicling the Battle of Gettysburg. Now the New Ulm Film Society ...

Loy Norrix claimed its first and only title since 1988, the year of the inception of the MHSAA team wrestling tournament.