By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Two hundred years ago this month, President John Quincy Adams took the oath of ...

Hillger, PhD, president of the US Metric ... Roman and Norman folk traditions. The United States and United Kingdom shared a system of measurements until 1824, when the Weights and Measures ...

History reenactor Michael Halbert brought Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette to life as part of a 24-state tour that ...

The SS United ... 1,800 miles south around the tip of Florida. It’s slated to become the world’s largest artificial reef when it is sunk about 20 miles off the coast of Florida. The SS United ...

When people think of St. Patrick’s Day parades in the United States, places like New ... The story goes that on March 17, 1824, the then-president of the Hibernian Society encouraged Savannah ...

is among the largest and oldest celebrations of Irish heritage in the United States. The parade dates to 1824, when a local Irish society, the Hibernians, invited the public to join them for a ...

As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide who your state's ...

Most people seem to associate the history of Columbus and its old homes with the classic antebellum homes of the mid 1800s and the ... Pitchlynn was appointed United States Interpreter for the ...

Senators and representatives from both parties have turned Congress into a quasi-parliament, not a check on the power of the executive.