William C. Hine: "In accumulating knowledge of our past, which historic episodes and people provide us with a deeper ...

Discover Iowa’s most charming historic towns along the Mississippi River, from Dubuque to Keokuk, with museums, river views, and timeless charm.

When a white teacher at Decatur High School used the n-word in class in 2022, students walked out and marched in protest. But Reyes Le wanted to do more. Until he graduated from the Atlanta-area ...

How have Germany following defeat in WWII and the U.S. south after losing the Civil War taught succeeding generations and commemorated their involvement in perpetrating the atrocities they ...

In 1988 the plant was donated to the Franklin County Historical Society and the museum opened its doors in 1990.

On May 20, 1862, President Lincoln grabbed his pen and changed America forever. Congress tried to pass homestead bills three times before. The House approved each time, but the Senate blocked them.

New Iowa laws on issues from transgender civil rights protections to changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance tax system officially took effect last week.

The new law marks the end to an 18-year legacy of civil rights protection for trans people in Iowa – a stark departure from the state’s history of inclusive gender policies.

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa law removing gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code took effect Tuesday, the first action of its kind in the United States ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

President Donald Trump announced a series of events for July 4, which marks 250 years of American independence ...

Iowa has become the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code.