Madagascar owes its name to Marco Polo. The famous traveler heard about the island during his wanderings in Africa. The name ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

Phoenix has a long history shaped by ancient civilizations, frontier expansion, and economic booms. The Hohokam built canals ...

“We played an overtime game against Foxboro and Cam (Sylvia) passed it to Nate (Navega) out front and Nate scored,” recalled Apponequet/Old Colony head coach Nate Farrington of a 3-2 win on ...

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): A farmer from Harda along with another was held hostage for 28 hours in Dhar and beaten and threatened ...

An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

Founded by the Quaker community, Springboro was a sanctuary along the Underground Railroad.  More than 200 years ago, ...

The Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden in Evansville is welcoming a new baby black howler monkey. The zoo took to Facebook to ...

Soltys said no one may ever know. But what is known — and what railroad devotees soon revealed online — is the building was actually an old train depot that serviced Prairie Home south of ...

We invite students to explain how to do any task in 400 words or fewer. Contest dates: Feb. 12 to March 12, 2025. By The Learning Network Big feelings can shape much of our life, and the lives ...