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August 29, 2022

LA Times op-ed warns of Republican shift toward 'authoritarianism,' rejecting 'democracy'

New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat wrote a piece slamming Trump-era Republicans as authoritarians and comparing them with autocratic regimes.

August 27, 2022

US agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the port of Memphis, TN, intercepted and seized an ancient Egyptian artifact that was shipped in from Europe.

August 25, 2022

MSNBC host Alex Wagner: We need ‘Underground Railroad’ for women seeking abortion ‘freedom’

MSNBC host Alex Wagner said Wednesday night on her show about abortion, "We need a kind of Underground Railroad for women seeking reproductive freedom."

August 22, 2022

What year was slavery abolished in the US?

In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery was abolished in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865.

August 20, 2022

New Jersey district removes Thomas Jefferson from elementary school name over slavery

Jefferson Elementary School in South Orange, New Jersey, is changing its name after a year-long campaign to distance itself from the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.

August 16, 2022

Titanic's Billy Zane takes viewers into the tragic story behind the ill-fated 'ship of dreams' on Fox Nation

Actor and 'Titanic star' Billy Zane narrates Fox Nation's 'Titanic Secrets,' a series dedicated to exploring and uncovering key secrets of the infamous disaster at sea.

August 12, 2022

Protestors demand Boston officials change Faneuil Hall's name: 'A White supremacist'

Protesters gathered at Faneuil Hall on Wednesday to pressure the City of Boston to remove the name due to Peter Faneuil's relationship with slavery,

August 6, 2022

New Pompeii furnishings highlight middle-class homes before Mt. Vesuvius eruption

Pompeii's archaeological park announced recent findings of four new rooms. The objects found in the rooms gave a glimpse of life before the eruption.

August 3, 2022

Youngkin appointee resigns from historical board after Civil War comments

A VA woman appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin has resigned from the Virginia Board of Historical Resources after making remarks about the Civil War and Confederate statues.

August 3, 2022

A history of US presidents who have been assassinated

Despite having one of the most elite protective services in the world, there have been four presidents assassinated while in office.