John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

John Adams Knight, whose house sits in Auburn's West Pitch Park, acknowledged that once he backed the North, it was a trying ...

That an African American rider had the winning Derby mount just a decade after the Civil War would have come as little surprise to horse racing fans back then. Thirteen of the 15 jockeys in that ...

IT BASICALLY IS CHRONICLING THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARTICIPATION IN THE SPORT OF THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING, WHICH REALLY GOT ITS START IN KENTUCKY JUST AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. THE TRAVELING ...

Tina Short knew she wanted to be a National Park Service ranger when she was a little girl. She achieved that — and more.

T he ending of Dances With Wolves reveals the tragic fate of the Sioux and other Native American people and cultures of the ...

The xenophobic, bigoted, and cruel policies of the Trump administration are bringing back traumatic memories of American ...

The spring real-estate market is about to bloom, and some of the most sought-after homes in Arlington are located along ...

Vicksburg was incorporated in 1825, and for 200 years it has been shaped and molded by all who have lived here. And while  contributions have been made by many — sometimes even unbeknownst to others — ...

Both the right and left in America celebrate the tradition of welcoming immigrants who wish to assimilate and become productive members of the American ... The Trojan horse many of these ...

Streetcars were a societal hub in 1870s Shreveport. And although we know that young boys and ladies used the mule-drawn ...