The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser ...

Agrippa Hull, who served more than six years in the Continental Army, emerged from the Revolution respected in his Berkshire ...

From Schwerner and Goodman to Good and Pretti, white people putting themselves in harm’s way has helped galvanize Americans ...

If anything, Donald Trump is consistent. Everything he does is bad. The big things and the little things. Of course, Trump’s ...

Years later, when asked why she ran, she answered simply, “I am free now and choose to remain so.” Her words endure as one of the most powerful declarations of self-liberation in American history, ...

The Archives has a special exhibit marking the 250th anniversary, “The American Story,” that highlights that complex history, mixing the country’s astonishing accomplishments and advances with images ...

Chocolate’s journey from sacred drink to Valentine’s Day symbol was shaped by history, marketing and even chemistry.

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the artist Nick Cave collected thousands of objects to mount an exhibition on memory and history. His giant mammoth sculptures are potent, timely symbols of ...

The Washington — a 1949 Pullman-Standard observation-tavern car — has been cosmetically restored inside and out by the B&O ...

Burning Bluebeard: Reimagines the 1903 Chicago Iroquois Theatre fire while blending comedy, vaudeville and drama; through Feb. 21, The Catamounts, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $32-$55; ...

We've all gotta die sometime. Before then, be sure to watch these 25 horror movies perfect for Friday the 13th, from "The Shining" to "Get Out." ...

Vincent Carter, 72, has lived his entire life in Gum Springs, Virginia. The town is within walking distance of George Washington’s Mount Vernon — an estate where Carter’s ancestors were enslaved — and ...