History

The American Civil War is usually regarded as the war that led to the end of slavery in the United States. But battles over American slavery had been...

After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth." The Ellenton-based owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey...

It's a project that has collected, shared, and preserved people’s stories across the United States. For the next month, from Jan. 5 through Feb. 3,…

Dr. William H. Marquardt was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Southeastern Archeological Conference for his "significant and sustained…

Those who have driven on Coral Way in Miami over the past 10 years may be familiar with a banner across a building that read, "Cuban museum coming soon...

Sunday will mark the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The attacks took the lives of…

Eighty years ago, hurricanes weren't given human names. So the storm that devastated the Upper Keys in 1935 is known simply by the day it swept across...

Florida State University is becoming a player in the nation’s struggle to clean up nuclear waste and Cold-era weapon production sites. That’s because the…

Florida’s Civil Rights Hall of Fame has three new inductees. The activists were recognized Wednesday.

March marks National Women’s History Month and this year’s honorees through the National Women’s History Project include three Florida women who were…