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The Supreme Court weighed in on issues of racial discrimination and segregation that focused on schools.

In this latest installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ we look at the war hero who refused offers of wealth to return home and help his people.

In ‘This Week in History,’ one of America’s most famous agencies gave satellite access to an old foe and new ally, and changed the Olympics.

An Italian merchant established one of America’s earliest and longest operating confectionary companies.

John R. Schneider recalls long-overlooked battles and heroes along the New York-New Jersey waterways.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an aviation enthusiast whose death-defying stunts made him the country’s most famous flyer.

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ Poe’s Tavern in rural Tennessee was the site of momentous 19th-century events.

The Athenian statesman’s bold strategies ensured Athens’s growth as the epicenter of the ancient world.

This groundbreaking English nurse saved thousands of injured soldiers’ lives and revolutionized 19th-century sanitation in the medical field.