In April 1858 the Presbyterian Church, which was located on the corner of Dickerson and Olive, Palmyra, Mo., acquired an ...

It seems that there is a resurgence of faith among the young adult generation in our world. The experts like to point to the pandemic as the seed that started the growth. I like to believe that our ...

How can we account for France’s historical wavering on race, between an extraordinary openness to assimilation ...

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Embark on the Louisiana Gumbo Trail and explore 11 unique parishes rich in culture and culinary delights along the way.

AUDREY VANN One might pause before deep-throating a hot dog slathered in cream cheese and onions at 2 a.m., but if you ...

If the legend is correct, the baseball glove was first used extensively by a career .165 hitter, Charlie Waitt, 150 years ago.

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It’s a subject Ludwig has been researching for years as the director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab. It’s one of the key findings of his new book, “Unforgiving Places ...

The singing corpse in question here is that of real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously ... until the actual living history of the corpse had ...

According to OptaSTATS, he's the first player in MLB history with at least five homers, 10 steals and 15 extra-base hits before the end of April. And April isn't even over yet! Chicago still has ...