Aliquippa defeated McKeesport 21-12 to win the WPIAL Class 4A football championship on Saturday at Pine-Richland High School.

Two rarities during the musical performances on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend: actual rock ‘n’ roll was performed. Even ...

Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding Father’s words to present him as an abolitionist without mentioning he had ...

When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, hesitated and then fled. Years later he returned to power and became president.

"The American Revolution" documentary series by Ken Burns premieres Nov. 16. Two San Diego professors sat down with KPBS' ...

The Boston Pen People, a group of fountain pen enthusiasts, gathers quarterly to commune, write and celebrate the historical ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mix of American history, theatrical diversity and contemporary hip-hop is returning to Hartford for a two-week run Nov. 4-16.

While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

The Detroit Lions were stunned by J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings in a Week 9 NFC North showdown at Ford Field. Here ...

Middlebury, Vermont exists at that magical intersection where storybook charm meets authentic New England living – a place where even the most jaded city dweller might find themselves involuntarily ...

As we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting ...

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was a founding father, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s first ...