The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns ...

In the 1860s, two brothers from Connecticut endeavored to photograph veterans of the American Revolution who could have fought alongside George Washington.

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

Some photographs are so powerful that you no longer need to read the caption to learn their backstory. The image in itself is captivating enough to inspire you to create your own narratives. This is ...

Street Museum exhibit will detail the history of Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, the first bank available to African Americans in Shreveport and one of the first banks of its kind in United ...

The threat of the American invasion — and the reality of American tariffs — spurred Canadian Confederation more than 150 ...

How’s the revolution going, Canada? No other word can describe the abrupt and systematic dismantling of how government works ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

This redoubt was located on the 1860 James ... with the American Battlefield Trust” to protect the sites. Ultimately, both the trust and association want to encourage Civil War buffs to visit ...