"I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair play," - Thomas Jefferson Have we lost our common ...

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

The Jewish population of Judea and Galilee was divided into three religious groups, two major and one minor. The largest group by numbers were the Pharisees but they were not a majority.

Some of Muhammad Ali’s family members believe there is a direct link between him and Sen. Henry Clay that’s proven by DNA.

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

This jaw-droppingly popular musical about the Founding Fathers has been on stages around the world for a decade. Does it feel ...

My, oh my, how summer flies! It seems like just yesterday we were (at least I was) grumbling about the cold weather that simply wouldn’t abate. In fact, it was one of the coldest winters and ...

As fewer and fewer survivors of the Holocaust remain alive, Pitt-Greensburg professor Dr. Melissa J. Marks believes it’s important to remember and learn from their histories. “I think Holocaust ...

The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we have; it is our legal DNA. Section 1 of the Fourteent ...

A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper’s victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history’s most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.

Simi Valley Mayor Fred Thomas died early Tuesday morning, city officials announced. Details were not released but Thomas, 67, died "peacefully in his sleep" and was surrounded by family members ...