This article was written by Jim Beaugez. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton to Union forces ...

1899: Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, grandson of Queen Victoria, dies aged 24 in mysterious circumstances. On the same day, the ...

Some background behind the historical ties between the people of Gaza, the West Bank, British Mandate Palestine and the wider Muslim world.

Larry McClellan, a founding professor at Governors State University, has spent decades researching, writing and speaking ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, facing budget problems and President Donald Trump’s dramatic efforts to downsize a federal workforce ...

February marks 28 days of celebrating the achievements and contributions of Blacks in the United States as Black History Month begins. The annual observance began as “Negro History Week” during the ...