A new look at detailed data about Civil War skirmishes along the Mississippi River reveals another key to the Union’s victory ...

Anyone wanting to swap the bitter cold of a New York winter for the sun-kissed pleasures of the beaches and citrus groves of ...

The year-end lists show off the top 10 titles from the adult fiction and nonfiction lists and the children’s section. This year the youth section was dominated by Dog Man and Diary of a ...

Jesus, no wonder that poor bastard up in Fort Lauderdale ran amok and decided that all bowling balls were actually n****r ...

Many of the most-borrowed books in 2024, including 'romantasy' titles and memoirs, also appeared on public library lists in ...

There is often no peace on Earth for those who serve in the military during wartime. That is sadly true for U.S. military ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

In addition to Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s Day, Iowans have another reason to celebrate during the last week of the year. On Dec. 28, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a bill admitting Iowa ...

Jimmy Carter’s victory in the Florida primary in 1976 helped propel him to the presidency. The results also showed Florida ...

The tour will cover the goal behind capturing Fort Donelson, the movement from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson, fighting that took place on February 13, 14 and 15, 1862 and the surrender of Confederate ...

Back 236 years ago, on Dec. 28, 1788, a party of settlers pulled ashore along the Ohio River to start a new town in the ...