Step back in time with this exploration of a forgotten 1920s steamboat lift in East Texas. Discover the history, structure, and haunting remains of this once-important river engineering marvel.

From big porkers to community improvements to lots of visitors, here’s what was happening in Cashtown in the 1920s.

A Chicago-area distillery known for its deep ties to Al Capone and the Prohibition era has uncovered a striking new piece of ...

The Mob Museum is rolling into February with one of its most dynamic monthly lineups yet, blending history, nightlife, and ...

The first modern-day Olympics were held in Athens, Greece from April 6 to 15, 1896. But it was for summer sports.

Fashion is a living record of history, shaped by war, cinema, youth movements, and visionary designers. Tracing style from ...

For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the ...

Many of New York's proudest nicknames began as insults or responses to something negative.

The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio is hovering at its second-highest level in history. The CAPE ratio can serve as a useful ...

If sold for near its list price, the historic mansion could break a neighborhood price record.

In 1959, NASA posthumously named the Goddard Space Flight Center in honor of Robert Goddard’s lifetime of work in rocketry, physics, and space travel. But his journey from a youth spent reading ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took hold on Jan. 17, 1920, a victory for the nation’s temperance movement, plunging the nation into Prohibition. The ...