The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...

Gettysburg Museum of History is ranked #7 out of 12 things to do in Gettysburg. See pictures and our review of Gettysburg Museum of History.

Death on the battlefield. For most of history, the horrors of war could only be described by those who’d been on the battlefield. That began to change in 1846 during the Mexican-American War ...

Pierre Nora, a French scholar whose ideas about the role of memory and identity in the writing of history gained prominence both in France and abroad, and who became a kingpin in his country’s ...

The first U-boat to enter the Gulf was U-507, which cruised into the area on April 30, 1942.By May 12, it had sunk five Allied tankers and cargo ships. One of these vessels, the tanker Munger T ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

Most scholars say that at the nation's founding ending a pregnancy wasn’t illegal—or even controversial. Here’s a look at the complex early history of abortion in the United States.

During Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond, take a look at just a few notable Hispanic Americans who have changed the course of history The beauty and strength of America lie in its diversity. But ...

By winning Game 1 in Oklahoma City, the Pacers won their first NBA Finals road game in franchise history. The Pacers have only been to the NBA Finals one other time.

But with their loss on Sunday to Wright State, the Commodores made some brutal baseball history. The 5-4 loss to the Raiders eliminated Vanderbilt from the College World Series Regionals.

And yet, the Detroit Tigers ace has managed to make even more history in 2025. Skubal will take the mound for the Tigers in their series opener against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The 28-year-old ...