In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of orphaned children were placed on trains and sent across the United States. Known as the Orphan Train movement, the program aimed to relocate children ...

But sometimes the most fascinating way to explore history is by asking a simple question: what if things had gone differently? Alternate history stories take familiar timelines and twist them, ...

WASHINGTON (Amazing America) — Think you know St. Patrick’s Day? Think again. The color wasn’t always green, and the famous pinch is an American invention. Amazing America’s Kevin Kotwas takes a deep ...

These hidden Ohio car museums and vintage vehicle collections are worth the drive, with rare rides, throwback exhibits, and big nostalgia.

Did you know Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was once the capital of the United States?

Most Americans think of earthquakes as a West Coast problem. California shakes, the news covers it, and everyone moves on. But seismologists have been quietly raising alarm bells about three fault ...

A rum museum is being hailed for its immersive look at the history of rum. The Rum Story is housed in the original 1785 warehouse and offices of the Jefferson family in Whitehaven. Visitors call it a ...

If you ask me, the best getaways aren’t the ones everyone's talking about, they’re the little hidden gems waiting to be ...

ECHOES OF SEPHARAD . Was Columbus Jewish? Identity, Memory, and the Politics of Reputation. Was Christopher Columbus Jewish? The question refuses to die, and that persistence tell ...

A brief history of the Route 66 theme park ...

It was this deep-rooted practice of discrimination that inspired Nelle Harper Lee to publish the American classic, “To Kill a ...