Tucked away in the rolling hills of Adams County, Pennsylvania, lies a town so rich in history and charm that it feels like the Mid-Atlantic’s best-preserved time capsule – Gettysburg. While its name ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on November 4. Check what happened ...

Annie Oakley was a headline attraction in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the 1880s and was famous for her rifle skills. Born Phoebe Ann Mosey in the midwestern state of Ohio in 1860, she earned the ...

Sitting Bull needed a place to sleep. Charles Wilkins gave him the use of a jailhouse bunk. Sitting Bull gave him drawings ...

Historically inspired watchmakers' Kickstarter campaign enters its final week as fans support new timepiece that pays homage to one of the most important battles of WWII.

History loves a good story, and battles seem to bring out the storyteller in all of us. The problem is that somewhere between ...

Editor and publisher the Vermont Gazette Bennington. Uncompromising in defense of freedom of the press. Imprisoned in 1800 ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a jaw dropping and hilarious thriller that is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s most prescient yet.

Throughout history, there have been numerous instances where small defensive units face seemingly insurmountable odds as they ...

Nine pieces of jewellery from the historic collection of Napoleon and the Empress have been stolen from the Louvre Museum in a daring heist. Thieves reportedly used a basket lift to access the world’s ...

The reign of Æthelstan (924 to 939) has excited a significant amount of study in recent years. In 2004 there was The Age of Athelstan, by Paul Hill. In 2011, Sarah Foot published Æthelstan: The First ...