We know the Vanderbilts and Astors. It’s time to get acquainted with the Downings, Van Hornes, and Bannisters, too.

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Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

The abstract artist taught at PAFA, showed at Whitney, and sold art to MoMA. Then, she seemed to fall off the map entirely ...

To counter this prejudice, Elisabeth Mills Reid, a New York philanthropist and the wife of Whitelaw Reid, America’s ...

For a time, Fran Lopate — a Jewish mother of four from Flatbush — became America's most recognizable Italian spokesmodel.

The United States, led by William Larned, beats Britain three matches to two to capture the Davis Cup. 1903 — Britain wins the Davis Cup by beating the United States 4-1. Glenn Morris sets a world ...

When we left Aina Cederblom, she had arrived back in Sweden after a second trip to the Faroe Islands, where with a friend, ...