With stellar performances by Theron, Sissy Spacek, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, “North Country” is based on a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by women miners at Minnesota’s Eveleth Mines in ...

The vastness of North Dakota is impressive. Stretching 340 miles along the nation's northern border, a road trip across the state brings you through fertile river valleys in the east, across ...

In October 1924, Tenneson’s teacher, a 25-year-old ex-military service member named H.T. Opsahl, ordered a disruptive Tenneson to sit in a wooden chair in the classroom. The teen did as he was told ...

The saloon was also a late-night gathering spot for members of the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society and the late Ron Hull, a long ...

The founders of Emporia, Nebraska in Holt County had great hopes for this platted town to become the scene of commerce.

“The Underground Railroad” is a TV series, no doubt, but the history that Jenkins engages with, in addition to that of the country, is that of representational art. He excavates the imprint of ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

In 1725, John Newton, an English slave ship's captain, was born. He was converted to Christianity at age 22, and entered the Anglican ministry. Newton is remembered today as the author of several ...

Laurel: Kastle Boxing & Management’s first fight card in Johnstown appears to have been a roaring success, highlighted by victories for local fighters Tre’Sean “Trigger” Wiggins and Brandon Watkins.

American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were ...