Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

This week in Akron history, a tavern keeper died, a famous daughter paid a visit, Goodyear prepared to expand and West Point ...

The U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate its 250th anniversary and gear up to ...

The 2025 Eighth of August festivities in Paducah will run through Sunday, several of them hosted by the W.C. Young Community ...

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, ...

The relationship between Bourne and Bingham epitomized how a liberal arts education combined with life skills worked to make ...

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

The National Park Service said the move aligns with President Donald Trump's executive orders to reinstate preexisting ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all the enslaved blacks in Union-controlled areas. The Virginia Restored Government led by the provisional governor ...

Western series is based on the life of a remarkable historical figure and has been hailed a 'masterpiece' by fans ...

When 1965 began, federal voting rights legislation was far from the minds of most in Washington. After all, Congress had just ...

George Washington signed letter dated February 20, 1790, addressed to a state governor, possibly North Carolina state governor Alexander Martin. O ...