June 19, 2025 marks 160 years since enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, found out they had been freed. INDIANAPOLIS — For ...

In 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton carrying hundreds of passengers and 'setting in motion a train of events that ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, resulting in some Iowa businesses, banks and libraries closing to observe the holiday.

Executive director of Erie Canal Museum is ready for its moment in the sun: the bicentennial of the canal's opening.

The Jefferson County Historical Society will open “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights” on ...

STROUD'S Museum in the Park is celebrating diversity with a unique Pride display. The Everyone Welcome – Pride in the District exhibition will feature stories of celebration and everyday life of the ...

The Northern Lights Community Center, the bank’s 19th community branch location, offers traditional services and a variety of ...

A historic townhouse in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood has sold for $6.3 million.

Associate Shopping Editor Jessica Cherner was born and raised in Washington DC, and this is her ultimate travel guide to ...

Phillies managing partner John Middleton's art collection will be part of an exhibition celebrating America's 250th birthday.

A MEMORY bank bringing together new and lost stories from Scottish whalers and their adventures to South Georgia Island is set to be unveiled next week.