Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...

One of the United States’ biggest political scandals unfolded following the arrest of five burglars on 1972. The effect was ...

Yet, important as are the issues in this political contest, we may well doubt if history ... DAY IN 1954, the Eagle reported, “CHICAGO (U.P.) — American Bar Association experts on criminal law ...

ON THIS DAY ... today in the Senate. It was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. Upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Great Britan bases her protests against free passage for American ships ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Distinguished American combat officer Benedict Arnold met a British commander in secret with a plot to trade the colonial stronghold at West Point for cash on this day in history, Sept.

is a day I will never forget, not only because I wasn’t sure if I would get out of Vietnam in one piece but because I still consider it one of the greatest betrayals in American history – the ...

It's the day the legends died ... greatest female and male voices in modern music history. Ruth remains perhaps the most celebrated athlete in American sports. Each stands as a larger-than ...

It's Native American Heritage Day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks ... the struggles that Native communities face today. Ned Blackhawk is a professor of history and American studies at Yale and a ...

The 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City showcased one of the most influential moments of protest in sports history. It was the evening of Oct. 16, 52 years ago Friday, when American sprinters ...