James P. Byrd, professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt University, will be the guest speaker at the Cumberland ...

The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.

University of Richmond history professor Eric Yellin talked about the spoils system that existed before the formation of the modern day civil service. This discussion was part of the American ...

CORRECTS TO PRIMROSE, NOT PRIMEROSE - A 1911 edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a shape-note hymnal from the 1800s, opened to song ...

The four tall columns at UW's Sylvan Theater were originally old-growth cedar trees that first adorned the portico of the ...

The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares ...

BEIJING -- China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday unveiled an emblem commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese ...

It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former ...

Industry leaders have joined forces to revolutionize boat manufacturing with a circular economy model, so that boats can now be built using recycled materials. This pioneering collaboration to achieve ...

Our state’s official seal presents North Carolina as a series of dualities. In the background of the circular emblem are green-topped mountains to the west and crystal-blue water to the east. In the ...