SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - President Joe Biden announced his plans to formally designate the site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot as a national monument using his authority through the Antiquities ...

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The Apache chief Geronimo was still alive, as were the outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, not to mention the former slave Harriet Tubman, and the first nurse, Florence Nightingale, and the ...

A lawsuit brought by an injured fan revealed that an umpire blew an important call in a 1908 baseball game. Few tangible elements remain of the 1908 baseball season: The players who took part in it, ...

In the autumn of 1908, the flag of the United States of America had 46 stars, the population was less than 89 million, Teddy Roosevelt was about to vacate the White House and William Howard Taft would ...

Drought conditions continue to affect parts of the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State. Drought also affected the Adirondacks during the summer and autumn of 1908 which resulted in the ...

Explore items in the Smithsonian's collections related to the year 1908. Held in trust for the American people, the Smithsonian’s collections document our nation’s shared history, art from across the ...

This paper was commissioned by the Regional Plan Association in 2007 for the Rockefeller Urban Summit, and is courtesy of America 2050. Professor Fishman teaches in the urban design, architecture, and ...

The 2016 Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series — for the first time since 1945. The Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Saturday night at Wrigley Field to clinch the National League ...