Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States continues with a new series on the Civil War. This series explores the causes of Southern ...

We are an immigrant nation. Yet, there have always been problems associated with the newcomers. German-speaking people ...

Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. That's the case for a Stafford ...

Early Life and Enslavement: Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, into slavery. His mother, who was also enslaved, worked in a wealthy household, and Smalls’ early life was ...

Hampton Roads has a rich history, and there’s no more memorable battle than the one between the Monitor and the Merrimac. The turret of the USS Monitor is in the ...

Chris and Brittany Davis, owners of Davis Home Renovations, Inc., a well-respected local contracting firm, bought the property at 775 Mawman Avenue in Lake Bluff in 2023.

The United States has been carrying out operations in Somalia since at least 2002 without a formal war declaration.

The Oscar-winning film tells the true story of a former Brazilian lawmaker who was abducted under Latin America’s longest ...

Any Oscars ceremony where most of the big prizes go to “Anora” and “The Brutalist”—two blazingly intelligent, vividly ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

As political pushback against race discussions and diversity, equity, and inclusion ramp up, teachers unsure about topics ...