The film chronicles the life of Daniel Webster, an influential American statesman, orator, and lawyer born in 1782. Initially a sickly child, he pursued education fervently, eventually attending ...

We should then have only to include the North in our confederacy . . . and we should have such an empire for liberty as she has never surveyed since the creation.— Thomas Jefferson writing to James ...

Doesn’t it feel strange to have a US President again? After four years of creeping senility under Joe Biden, and an administration organised around its concealment, the free world suddenly has its ...

Just like Christopher Columbus and so many others, Michigan’s first visitors were searching for the “Northwest Passage” — a potential shipping lane to connect Europe to the Orient.

Explore the historic Maryland landmarks that shaped America's history; the rich heritage and significant contributions of ...

"This production brings Tolstoy's universal themes of love and fate to life through a fusion of electro-pop, rock, opera, and Russian folk music, creating an experimental and electric atmosphere ...

Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Royale ...

The Summit Historical Society has launched a project to digitize the historic maps in its collection. Summit Historical Society director Jordan Bennett said Wednesday, Feb. 5, that the nonprofit ...

This particular fortress – which features a round shape and a flat roof that can accommodate mounted artillery (like other Martello Towers) – was constructed during the War of 1812.

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

A new European Wetland Map shows Europe’s peatlands, floodplains and coastal wetlands more comprehensively than ever before in one map. Compiled from about 200 data sources, this map informs policy ...