Learn more about every best-supporting-actress Oscar winner over the last 87 years, from 1937—when the Academy Award was first handed out—to today.

New & groundbreaking exhibition brings the heroines of 1821 into today's cultural conversation through bold imagery ...

The Ark of the Covenant, which once symbolized God's presence among the Israelites, vanished from the historical record more than 2,500 years ago.

Hearst Networks is partnering with Spirit Studios to develop and produce a new digital-first slate of shows focused on history. Under the partnership, Spirit Studios will produce the slate, with Matt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March is Women’s History Month so for the next few weeks, we’re going to recognize the women who have come before us, the women we ...

Sometime around 1860, Spaniards attacked a Navajo settlement in New Mexico and captured a woman named Ated-bah-Hohzoni, meaning “happy girl.” As she hid behind a cliff with her one-year-old daughter, ...

Before it became the definitive style of celebrities and cozycore circles, Ugg’s Classic Short Boot was nothing short of an outdoor staple. The style has its origins in Australia, where surfers have ...

Located in Loda, this property may have served as a local station on the Underground Railroad in Iroquois County. Matthias Lane Dunlap (1814-1875), a lifelong abolitionist who lived in Champaign ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Civil Rights Museum is moving closer to opening a new, larger home in downtown Orangeburg after a year-long delay. The museum, founded by civil rights ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — While America celebrates its 250th birthday, historians are trying to get people interested in the Revolutionary War period. One Yale University history professor is ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Curling originated in Scotland during the 16th century, where the game was played on frozen marshes using stones from nearby. The first official curling tournament took place in ...

"It is a little bit of a hidden history of Indianapolis," Susan Hyatt said. "Invisible history." Hyatt, who's worked to bring that history to light, says the streets here carry stories that were ...