December 14, 1819 Alabama celebrates its 200th birthday today, having been granted statehood on this day in 1819.
61 months ago

The notch — or the Southwick Jog, depending on your perspective — was not the error of drunken surveyors as some people believe.
10 months ago

The University of Notre Dame has acquired a Bible once owned by Rev. Stephen Badin, the pioneer priest on whose mission grounds Notre Dame's founder.
126 months ago

In 1794, angered by the inaccurate reporting of the work black Philadelphians had contributed, Richard Allen (above) and Absalom Jones...
46 months ago

Attention historians: This could be a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to bid on a piece of Kentucky frontier history.
103 months ago

March 1, 1817 The federal government granted authority to the Mississippi Territory to create a state government for its western lands,...
82 months ago

Henry C. Carey understood that political economy must be based on the world as it is rather than theory.
28 months ago

Columbus, the Middle Passage, the Mayflower. A thought-provoking exhibition, “Arrivals,” grapples with the myths and origin stories of how...
36 months ago

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45 months ago

Fledgling businesses often obtain financing from a variety of sources, but a Philadelphia company is probably the only firm in existence...
479 months ago