COLUMN: The story of B. F. Shaw reveals his remarkable role in Illinois’ opposition to slavery, the history of the Republican party, and Dixon’s relationship with Abraham Lincoln.

Constable was born in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt on June 11, 1776. With “Constable 250,” nearby Ipswich honors the pastoral painter’s connections to his homeland, community, country and cont ...

It is the most awful secret in Nashville history — so terrible that generations of Nashville mayors have made certain very few people know about it. Historic homes like The Hermitage, Carnton and the ...

Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army ...

The State Department slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. After years of ...

A painting of the majestic Tasmanian Mountain Ash with an urgent warning has been crowned this year’s prestigious Glover prize winner. The message behind the artwork >> Tran won from 42 other ...

(CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that turned out to be a mold-covered wreck, plus the ancient Roman city 10 ...