The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

Leave it to Danny McBride to let fly a doozy. That was indeed multi-Oscar-nominee Bradley Cooper as a Civil War-era robber turned preacher in “The Righteous Gemstones,” whose fourth and final ...

A mysterious formal portrait of an enslaved man named Frederick is expected to sell for as much as $500,000 at auction in New Orleans ...

At 12:01 AM on March 4, 2025, President Donald Trump launched the largest trade war in modern US history, imposing tariffs of ...

It’s the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and civil rights activists took to the streets of Selma, Alabama to remember the horrific events and the legacy of those who fought for equality.

Unlike Rosa Parks, whose similar refusal nine months later led to the famous bus boycott, her brave stand, which inspired Parks and essentially launched the Civil Rights Movement, had gone largely ...

A World War II-era bomb was discovered in a rail station in Europe. Train service halted on March 7, 2025, at Paris' Gare du Nord Rail Station. Travelers are advised to re-book for another day or ...

During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a meteorologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The Army training, mostly by civilians, was efficient and quite professional," he ...

Nigel Farage hit back at Rupert Lowe as Reform UK descended into civil war today. He insisted Reform is not a "protest party" and swiped that Mr Lowe would not have had a "cat's chance in hell" of ...

“All Civil War battlefields are like that, you know? The ground is so beautiful, and it’s hard to believe the carnage that occurred.” Bohjalian had made the trip to the Winchester area that ...