The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff thanks to a gesture of good will from Yankees to the Old South in 1913 ...

Carter G. Woodson, who started the precursor to Black History Month, wrote of Cincinnati’s Black history before the Civil War ...

From the site of Durham’s Black Wall Street, where Black-owned businesses thrived, to the site of the state’s oldest surviving African Church, built more than 160 years ago, there’s no shortage of ...

The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...

We’re halfway through winter; Sunday marks the Celtic cross-quarter day of Imbolc, a time to take animal auguries, read seed ...

772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1587: ...

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January 29th has witnessed a variety of significant events throughout history, impacting politics, culture, and science ...

Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known.

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...