From Albert Einstein to ‘The Great One’s last NHL game, Corey Rose has all the major events that happened on this day in history, April 18.

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring, ...

Spokane School District administrators warned Spokane teachers that shutting down the schools for a day “would be completely unacceptable from our point of view.” The Spokane Education ...

Day said he was “wiling to give it a try.” “I have no doubts, none whatever, about my ability to handle the job,” Day said. First, he must graduate from law school.

It’s hard to imagine in the age of cellphones, but for decades, many people used “party line” telephones they shared with multiple users. Party lines tend to be associated with rural areas ...

U.S. patriot Paul Revere began his famous ride through the Massachusetts countryside, crying out "The British are coming!" to ...

It’s a living chapter of human history. For the curious traveller, these places aren’t just destinations—they're gateways to the soul of a culture. World Heritage Day invites us to travel ...

A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...

The Trump administration has cut over a thousand grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, including those that funded National History Day (NHD). NHD is a competition for sixth ...

Sitting in history class, taking notes from a PowerPoint presentation or flipping through a huge textbook, it might be hard ...