The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

In 1947, KDKA had built a 500-foot tower below Sugar Top near the University of Pittsburgh sports complex. It was far enough ...

Starkville has good resources for studying two American Presidents, The Ulysses Grant Presidential Library and the Frank and ...

A new book argues that American Christians should support American democracy, but its theological arguments are thin.

In 2013, the widely acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems — a charismatic artist, activist and educator, known for installations, videos and photographs that invite the viewer to reflect on issues of race ...

A total of 4,978 of these schools were constructed across the South during the early 20th century. The program grew out of meetings between educator Booker T. Washington and Jewish ... to expand ...

Such styles — seen in the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol building ... The president once called 20th-century architect Philip Johnson “hot” — and Johnson even designed for him a never ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Prohibition, under the 18th Amendment, prevented the legal manufacture, sale & distribution of alcoholic beverages in the US ...

During the 20th century, the city encouraged African American businesses ... where he spoke to a crowd of 3,500 at the ...

The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have ... The music video offsets black-and-white footage of 20th-century protests with full-color clips of The Roots performing in the ...

History of Black Music: The Giants of Jazz, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall ... “All or Nothin’: The Escape of the 28,” 7 p.m., 20th Century Theater, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. In 1853, 28 slaves ...