Mary Ann Shadd had been teaching for over 10 years in various towns… including Norristown, Pennsylvania.”  At the time, it ...

Some 70 art galleries from the UK and around the world are exhibiting at the 12th annual Art London, which opens in the special marquee ...

SCHOOLS CLOSING The public Schools will close on Friday next. The ensuing week, we understand, will be mainly devoted to examinations. We presume that any citizens who desire to be present, will be ...

Last week, we talked about the importance of Emma Willard as an author and her relatively unknown sister, Almira, who also ...

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.

From a 19th century schoolhouse for African American children to a centuries-old farm, the town Berryville and Clarke County ...

These disasters are not accidents. They are symptoms of PGW’s failure to prioritize safety over profit, leaving communities ...

Entire towns would be left virtually deserted as workers and their families packed their bags for a week away at the same ...

Demographics have shifted over the past century, with ethnic Chinese now the overwhelming majority of the student population ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by trea ...

Sophy Roberts combines history and travelogue in a compulsive account of ambition and hubris in 19th-century Africa ...