One hundred thirty-eight years ago today, the legendary fiddler who made the first country recordings was born in Arkansas.

We're highlighting several well-known songs that incorporate political themes that might not be obvious to every listener.

Over the course of nine September nights on PBS, Ken Burns got millions of Americans excited about their own history with his ...

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Professional historian and educator Kathy Wilson presented a program on Thursday at the Marshalltown Public Library entitled, ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library revealed the plays and playwrights for the fourth annual Reading Room ...

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The great Cuban modernist, whose politics and Afro-Asian roots shaped his paintings and inspired generations of artists, gets ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

American Airlines is the world’s biggest airline, but my recent experience was disappointing. After visiting the airplane ...