1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (40+ words) The Weymouth site opens to the public on Saturday for people to explore the "hidden history" up close....

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (29+ words) Rest of World News: For centuries, the Great Wall of China has stood like a silent scar across mountains and deserts, carrying stories most people will never hear. Touris....

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (79+ words) Action News 5 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On May 10, 1869, the first U. S. transcontinental railroad was completed when the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad met in Promontory Summit. A ceremonial golden spike marked the moment the East and West coasts were finally…...

50+ min ago  (181+ words) RELATED | Remembering the Teton Dam collapse: Inside the failure and fight to rebuild Wasden recalls his experiences with the aftermath and the cleanup, and catches us up on life since then. He shares his thoughts about reuniting with his classmates…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (214+ words) The Daily Gazette Buy Now Karen Jessen of Nott Terrace High School, left, Rose Marie Bradt, center, and Connie Kellert of Nott Terrace High show off teen fashions in April 1950 Andrew Marone of the Schenectady Police Department (center, right) accepts…...

50+ min ago  (794+ words) A UNIQUE plan showing the evolution of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and signed by George Stephenson, has been painstakingly restored in time for Local History Month. It is three metres wide and more than one metre deep, and is dated…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (77+ words) KTIV This Day in History: Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga Montgomery Chorale wraps up 2025-2026 season in Capital City Thousands gather for Beerfest At The Ballpark at Lansing's Jackson Field Coffee County deputies warn against fake bouncy house…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (276+ words) This Federal-style house, seen here in an early stereoview created in the 1870s, is one of the oldest houses in Montpelier. It was constructed around 1808 by Chester Wright, the first Congregational minister in Montpelier, on the western edge of the first…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (259+ words) The Library of Congress has this 19th century engraving of Button Gwinnett in its holdings. There are various images of Gwinnett, most of which were painted after his death and offer varying views of what he looked like. This year marks…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (698+ words) Cleopatra was reviled despite her intelligence and charm. She was a woman from Egypt who was described as the evil temptress of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. In the days of Cleopatra, the woman was blamed for what might have…...