Black victims are usually forgotten footnotes of history.

When Canadians felt under threat of invasion during the Second World War, ordinary citizens mobilized to protect the home front, creating a civil defence corps of almost 280,000 people. Training after ...

TeamSense reports on the vital contributions of women in manufacturing over 125 years, highlighting their roles in labor reform, engineering, and leadership.

As Illinois State University prepares to celebrate National Women’s History Month in March, University Archives is highlighting stories of women whose impacts stretch from Illinois State Normal Univer ...

The 24 U.S. Army service members aboard the C-47 Skytrain transport plane were excited for a day of sightseeing. Less than four months before World War II ended, the aircraft call ...

Mae Krier of Levittown is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday on March 21, which is also National Rosie the Riveter Day.

It was a challenge trade of first basemen that ended up as a win for the White Sox. Chicago sent 29-year-old Zeke Bonura to Washington for 31-year-old Joe Kuhel. Bonura’s first four MLB seasons, all ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

British soldiers met at Lydia Darragh's house in Philadelphia, presenting the perfect opportunity for the Quaker woman to ...

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the ...

From Victorian corsets for an hourglass ideal, to today’s breathable, high-tech shapewear that sculpts with kindness, know ...