More than a century before quantum mechanics was born, Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton stumbled onto an idea that would quietly foreshadow one of the deepest truths in physics. While ...

A Victorian opera house in Woodstock, Illinois has hosted live shows since 1889. Discover the small-town theater that never ...

A celebration held every November still turns on rituals shaped by ideas older than the ballroom itself. The Marine Corps Birthday Ball marks a founding date of November 10, 1775, yet much of its ...

A free March 15 event at Plumb Grove Mansion shares Irish music, legends and the 19th‑century history of Irish canal workers in Clear Spring.

Mary Stuart's father reportedly predicted that the Scottish throne would end with a woman. But no one could have foreseen the ...

Beaufort’s Bay Street homes rarely come up for sale. The John Joyner Smith House, built in 1811, is on the market for more ...

Travel through time in Illinois! Discover historic towns, theaters, and landmarks where the past still lives in brick streets and grand old buildings.

From classroom to public debate, the Marxist historian leaves behind a legacy of fearless inquiry and commitment to justice ...

With her new book, history professor Helen Zoe Veit tackles a fraught, emotionally charged, controversial subject: kids being fussy eaters. The prevailing modern wisdom is that “children have ...

Shipwreck hunting is a passion, a disease—once you start, you cannot quit,” says the shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn. The 80-year-old recently announced the discovery of the Lac La Belle, a 217ft ...

Women warriors appear in myths across the world. Yet historical sources and archaeological finds show the female warrior is not just a myth.