Historian Douglas Brinkley is driving the initiative to create the museum in Erie. A separate plan to recreate early forts is ...

A shipwreck dating to the War of 1812 has been identified on Sable Island, a narrow crescent of sand roughly 300 kilometers off the coast of Nova Scotia that has swallowed hundreds of vessels over the ...

For more than two centuries, the grounds of Garfield Cemetery in Potsdam have held the remains of soldiers who fought in America’s wars, from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. Now, ...

Not only is Miami (Ohio) not in Florida, but it isn't even in Miami.

Newark Advocate history Doug Stout tells the story of Lillie Jones, Newark's first burial in 1802, whose remains were moved four times.

He says he wrote A Kingdom and a Village ‘out of nostalgia for pre-oligarch decrepitude, when the world looked at Moscow with ...

I’m standing in the hallway of one of Spain’s most visited attractions, curious as to why there’s a plaque dedicated to an American.

Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida is a calling card for those who wish to swim, snorkel, and scuba dive the beneath turquoise saltwater covering a little over 99 percent of the park. But that’s ...

Explore haunted Ohio landmarks where eerie legends, historic halls, and supernatural tales collide, creating a spine-tingling ...

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

On 1916, Pancho Villa's forces attacked Columbus, N.M., leading to a deadly raid and a U.S. military response.