In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...

In 1828, gold was found in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. As word of the ...

Chicago collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have donated 200 paintings, 50 sculptures and nearly 2,000 drawings by some of the biggest names in French art.

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

Two of the most prominent members of 19th century high society managed to combine romance and scandal in a one-day trip to a ...

On the main Nostalgia page we begin to explore the history of Priory Road school, now a part of Hamilton Academy, which is celebrating its ...

Love will soon be in the air with Valentine’s Day, and as the old saying goes, the way to many of our hearts is through our ...

Students of realism, the dominant school of thought in international politics, consider the Melian Dialogue a good starting ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Eula said he wants to let people know the schoolhouse was there in the 19th century. Eula said there will be no cost to ...

Joseph told CNN she was among the dozens of people who spent years adapting the manuscript from its original 19th century handwritten notes into modern musical notations. Patrick Dupre Quigley ...

The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...