James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the oldest of 10 children. He ...

Years before he rose to big-screen fame on films such as Elvis, Austin Butler was little more than an extra for most of this ...

There was confusion about whether Tyler would be the next president since the Constitution was unclear about presidential ...

Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and ...

Over the years they have received many monikers, some more irreverent than others: Soldiers of the sea. Teufelhund. Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children. Leatherneck. Jarhead. Crayon eaters. But at the end ...

The list of figures in American history with whom Donald J. Trump has been compared since he announced his bid for the Presidency a decade ago is longer than his trademark necktie, as red as a gash.

Tucked away in the rolling hills of Barbour County sits a historical gem that many travelers zoom past without realizing they’re crossing a national treasure – the Philippi Covered Bridge, a ...

A record-high 154,000 public school students — nearly one in seven — were homeless across New York City during the last school year, grim new data revealed Monday. The shocking figures compiled for ...

You can tell a lot about a society by how it treats its most vulnerable members—like its children. The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by ...

Musician/actor Kendall Schmidt turns 35 and actor Luna Lauren Vélez turns 61, among the famous birthdays for Nov. 2.

James K. Ryback, age 84 years. Resident of North Prairie and former Longtime resident of West Allis. Passed to eternal life surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 26, 2025, at his ...