The private liberal arts college became known for its rigorous academics and commitment to internationalism, multiculturalism ...

All four prior occurrences correlate with periods of economic depression and double-digit unemployment in the U.S. The silver lining is that the Fed didn't exist in 1878 and 1893, and there was ...

The 1964-1965 Fair came at a tumultuous time — mere months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, amid a ...

The article examines how influential companies such as General Electric, Disney, and Airbnb were established during economic ...

WHEN I EXPLORE a cemetery, I often wonder about the lives of the people buried here. Does the name tell me anything? Do the ...

Innovative filmmaker and Connellsville native Edwin S. Porter was honored Friday with a ceremonial marker by the Fayette ...

It is believed the first use of wild and early cultivated corn was used for popping.

In the half-century since Mayor Richard J. Daley presided over Chicago’s notorious Democratic machine at the height of its power, nearly 40 aldermen from across the city have ended up behind ...

Ever since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed watching biographies on TV. I think it started with Frazier Thomas and “Family Classics.” Although the first thing that comes to mind when I think of ...

The first president to have been assassinated was Abraham Lincoln, who was killed by a Confederate sympathizer from Maryland ...