The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

As the title suggests, this is a series about migrants whose movements across our land ended up being the most consequential ...

KINGSPORT − The Tri Cities Civil War Round Table is hosting a presentation relating to the American Civil War and ...

President Trump has floated the idea that people in Gaza should relocate during the eventual post-war reconstruction efforts.

Peter R. Kolchin, Henry Clay Reed Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware and recipient of the University's Francis Alison Award, died at home on Jan. 13, 2025. The cause of death ...

Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over ...

In his inaugural address, Trump promised to impose his regressive vision of the country on us all—with the help of God, and the billionaires seated behind him.

It comes as Israeli strikes have killed dozens in Gaza ahead of the truce which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, representative, and Islamist it may be. The country’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Shara, ...

After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with ...