Selena Masse inspires seventh-graders to learn history through speakers and books about young people in tough situations.

Embeth Davidtz was a hard-working actress, and then she found her voice as a writer/director. Thanks to a cancelled series, ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

The first recorded translation of the U.S. anthem, into German, was done by schoolteacher, choir director and future New ...

Gardens are blooming across the country and if you’re an admirer of historic gardens, English Heritage has a plethora of gorgeous garden to ...

Gardens are blooming across the country and if you’re an admirer of historic gardens, English Heritage has a plethora of gorgeous garden to ...

Decades before Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents sought to opt their children out from textbooks, sex ed programs and health classes ...

Between the bookshelves and in his book, "The Outlaw John Locke," Twice Sold Tales co-owner John MacBeath Watkins' restless ...

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

The signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very ...

Dead billionaires have piled up in modern pop culture to an almost absurd amount. Surely some Pacific Heights morgue is ...