Kelly notes that Paine is a somewhat forgotten Founding Father, though most American History courses mention Paine’s Common Sense and The American Crisis, best known for its stirring line “These are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a young lawyer, the man who would become America’s third president defended freedom-seeking slaves, drafted legislation to ...

Andrew S. Curran is the author of a new book on face that looks at 13 Enlightenment thinkers, including Thomas Jefferson, and Haiti. The book is “Biography of a Dangerous Idea: A New History of Race.” ...

For Black History Month, San Diego State University’s Center for Skateboarding and Action Sports and Social Change hosted a forum featuring one of the most legendary photographers in skateboarding, ...

Thousands of Black history documents in Jefferson County will be catalogued, preserved, and made accessible online through a new partnership. Americans sour on Trump ahead of State of the Union, polls ...

The House of Representatives would be the tiebreaker and elect Thomas Jefferson as President. Aaron Burr was elected Vice President. The reason for the tie was because when electors cast their votes, ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria has named two women as head coaches of its varsity football and baseball teams, marking what school officials say is a first for the ...

Here I am, 76 years old, grandson of the late Bertram L. Baker, the political pioneer who in 1948 became the very first Black person elected to office in the history of Brooklyn. Many tens of ...

President James Madison approved $23,950 of appropriated money from Congress to purchase Thomas Jefferson’s library. Jefferson had 6,487 volumes. It came after the British torched the United States ...

Amanda Gallagher didn't grow up in Jefferson City, but she learns more about it every day at work. Gallagher is a senior neighborhood services specialist within the Department of Planning and ...

Joshua Jefferson is having a special season, and he's been a big reason why Iowa State has been one of the country's best teams. The Cyclones ranked as high as No. 2 in the country before falling off ...