While the American Civil War was fought on U.S. soil between the Union and the Confederacy, its impact and significance resonated across the globe. Foreign governments, newspapers, and citizens ...

Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

This week in Akron history, a tavern keeper died, a famous daughter paid a visit, Goodyear prepared to expand and West Point ...

Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of their freedom. While President Andrew Johnson freed his slaves, his legacy is complex due to his ...

The 2025 Eighth of August festivities in Paducah will run through Sunday, several of them hosted by the W.C. Young Community ...

The event honored the day of Aug. 8, 1863, when Tennessee officially recognized President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...

The U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate its 250th anniversary and gear up to ...

HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.

The relationship between Bourne and Bingham epitomized how a liberal arts education combined with life skills worked to make ...

The slaves had come to San Bernardino in 1852 with their owner, Robert Smith, part of the Mormon founding of the community. After the 800-mile trip to California from Utah, Smith set up a trading post ...

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

What maybe the first ever celebration of the “Eighth of August” in Sevier County is taking place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Williams Family Seymour Branch Library.