Ahead of the clocks springing forward this weekend, you may be wondering why exactly the clocks are moved forward and backward.

So it’s only fitting that those tensions are wrapped up in the history of the word itself. The short version is that the term ...

Students may associate history class with memorizing dates, but they should be learning the skills of evidence collection and ...

Opinion: Amid a new crisis in the Middle East, history reminds us of the potential pitfalls and opportunities for peace that we should look for, writes Armstrong Williams.

One hundred years ago, Black History Month began as an act of correction. Historian Carter G. Woodson established Negro ...

Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

"Black History Month is all 12 months for me. We celebrate Black excellence every single day of the year." — LeBron James, NBA legend.

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the observance dates ...