Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

"It certainly seems as though it could stem back to 1624, which is 20 years before the great Battle of Nantwich," he said. He ...

Scouring online ancestry and family tree records, Bray has unearthed part of Wiegel’s life story. Born in 1846, Wiegel served in the Civil War with the 189th Ohio volunteer infantry before ...

The military records show that Melvin Bean ... Cashier’s fellow soldiers — crusty old Civil War veterans — stepped in to defend him. When he died, they made sure he was buried in uniform ...

"The Buffalo Soldiers hold a special place in our history, leading and serving despite racism," said Rockland Legislator Toney Earl.

He had built a home on the land before the beginning of the Civil War, but it was lost during the burning of Bluffton in June 1863, when Union soldiers destroyed much of the town. His son ...

In America's recent past, there have been other historic raids on immigrant communities to counter political and social ...

Every summer, tourists flocked to Rock Rest, a tidy house tucked away in the woods on the outskirts of Kittery. After ...

Puzder was nominated by Trump to serve as his labor secretary early in his first term in 2017, but Puzder withdrew from consideration amid criticism of his business record and character.