There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start ...

A lot of the propaganda about the Civil War and the Confederacy was directly created to combat the Civil Rights Movement.

President Donald Trump’s recent flurry of attempts to deploy National Guard troops in cities around the country reminds me of an old “block-that-metaphor” line from the New Yorker: “As I look at ...

After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels ...

Welcome to a brand-new history trivia quiz! Whether you’re a history enthusiast or just here for a bit of fun, this quiz will ...

Sure, there are lots of facts that we don’t really need in everyday life — such as the value of pi, the number of elements on ...

Africa is not a country... Now that we've got that out the way, we can move on to what we've gathered here to discuss today: ...

In Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Ed Gein's dad, George Gein, is depicted as an alcoholic who was violent and whose death was very traumatic for his family. In reality, George Gein passed away on April 1 ...

Booksellers at Chevalier’s Books — L.A.’s oldest indie bookshop, located in the heart of Larchmont — were untangling projector cords near the rear of the store on Wednesday night when a woman strode ...

Wheat pennies occupy a storied place in American history, and if you find the right one it could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

People walk past a mix of occupied and vacant shops on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall, which has seen a downturn in recent years. Alexia Fodere for Miami Herald If you live in Miami-Dade County, you ...

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s sudden divorce stunned fans across both the Hollywood and country music worlds. After 19 years of marriage, the couple confirmed they are separating — and while the ...