Fort Roots, 1907: Shown is Barracks Building No. 1, opened in 1896 and is still in use today on the campus of the modern VA ...

George Stravelakis was an enslaved Greek from the island of Chios who rose in society to become the Prime Minister of Tunisia ...

Located at the northern end of Harcourt Street, the headquarters of Conradh na Gaeilge are today best known for the Irish ...

When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left ...

The Navy’s attacks on Kake and Angoon led to widespread suffering. Generations later, Alaska’s Lingít people will receive ...

A National Gallery of Art curator told JNS that it is “quite striking” that the only painting in the 1874 Impressionism show ...

Multi-Millionaires who built their fortunes after age 65 include Grandma Moses, Colonel Harland Sanders, Ernestine Shepherd, ...

Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in ...

The Paseo Stairs in front of the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts is a popular local spot for walkers and runners.

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- "Dexter: Original Sin," a new series starring Patrick Gibson as a young Dexter Morgan, is coming to ...

At work sites, the Agriculture and Interior departments – custodians of U.S. public lands – were in charge. CCC members planted 3 billion trees, earning the nickname “Roosevelt’s tree army.” This work ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 6 The Washington Post on Chinese subterfuge in the U.S. Evidence — including a ...