Four score and five years after the founding of the American republic, disunion and civil war threatened what President Abraham Lincoln called “the fate of these United States.” Akin to the Revolution ...

The lunchtime crowd received a history lesson on counterfeiting from retired U.S. Secret Service agent Julie Ferrell. The ...

It was a week before Thanksgiving Day in 1963. I was halfway through my shift at the punch press at Waterloo Register. A manager came up to me on the assembly line and said, “JFK was shot.”  I was 30 ...

Richard Moe, a DFL Party stalwart who served as Vice President Walter Mondale’s chief of staff and went on to lead the National Trust for Historic Preservation for nearly two decades, died on Sept. 15 ...

On October 15, 1860, a few weeks before Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, Grace Bedell sent him a ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that white men of a certain religion are responsible for so much damage just ...

The shocking assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk recently on the campus of Utah Valley University appears ...

Annie Polland argues that studying our humble roots teaches us what really makes American history exceptional.

Mushroom foraging is enjoying a sweeping renaissance, with enthusiasts combing the woods for both culinary and medicinal treasures. With that enthusiasm comes a responsibility to pick and use ...

The Beef Cattle Short Course will again take place at Penn State and offer cattle producers two days of learning opportunities Oct. 7-8.