Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a ...

When news stories ignore the past, the audience sometimes struggles to fully understand the issue. Because of this, history ...

Matt Mayberry, cultural services manager for the City of Colorado Springs, is fond of saying that the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum itself is the most important artifact in the collection of the ...

A capacity crowd of 5,000 people, many of them children and parents, packed into the War Memorial Arena. Fresh skating ice chilled the air. Johnstown buzzed with excitement. It was Oct. 16, 1950. The ...

I sincerely believe there is still a necessity for Black History Month. I have been a student and teacher of Black history for more than six decades and counting. And I say Black history should be ...

From the rainbow flags of pride parades to vogue-style dance and ball culture's mark on the entertainment industry, the influence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer-identifying ...