June 21 and 22 have long held a special place in the calendar.On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout clears up several incorrectly recorded details from Newark resident Jeremiah ...

Meanwhile, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was attending the Valdai Discussion Club in St Petersburg, Russia, weighed in on the Israeli-Iranian conflict and criticised the G7 communiqué ...

In Malaysia and Indonesia, Vladimir Putin has had considerable success in harnessing legitimate grievances against Western ...

The Russian leader said a recession “is not to be allowed under any circumstances,” during the St. Petersburg International ...

Crested Butte, Colorado, is as famous for its wildflowers as its expert slopes and hosts an annual Wildflower Festival (this ...

Early Friday morning, Israel launched a historic wave of attacks against Iran – the latest phase of the Israel-Iran war that ...

As ceremonies, festivals and parades to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War and ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...

Mare Island’s St. Peter’s Chapel is best known as the nation’s oldest naval chapel with priceless Tiffany stained-glass ...

BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215: King John ...

From Otter Slide Creek to Hell-for-Certain Branch, many streams in West Virginia boast interesting placenames, but the name ...