History

You can make an argument that our world has changed a lot since the 1960s.

On September 11th, 2001, at 8:36 EST I was hard at work on the seventh floor of an office building in Framingham, MA. Little did I know at the very instant, my life, and those of everyone around me were about to forever change. A little before 9 am, I received a phone call from my wife Dawn, asking me if I was near a television...

A decision has been rendered by new Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred in the appeal of the lifetime banishment of Shoeless Joe Jackson, a member of the infamous "Black Sox Scandal" that saw the Chicago White Sox "throw" the 1919 World Series. The scandal was featured in the movie 8 Men Out.

According to reports, the Arizona Cardinals have hired the NFL's first female coach to assist with their linebacking corp.

While the guillotine, as a method of execution, may seem pretty brutal. It's far better than the botched executions brought to you by the state.

"Loyalty to our ancestors does NOT include loyalty to their mistakes." That, my friends, exactly sums up my feelings today as the state government in South Carolina has taken the Confederate Flag down.  Hopefully for good this time. Uh, oh. . .I can already hear the rumbling.  But, I ask you to respectfully read the rest of this article and to think of more than just the gut feeling that

Sir Nicholas Winton, a Briton who said nothing for a half-century about his role in organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, died on Wednesday in Maidenhead, England.

"This ruling is a victory for America." —@POTUS on today's Supreme Court decision on marriage equality #LoveWins http://t.co/rG8PID2QIU — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 26, 2015   "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family. In ...

Recently, the Governor of the State of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has called for a removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the state's capital building.

She proved that she could hold her own against the boys during the 2014 Little League World Series, making history with every pitch. But now, Mo’ne Davis is spending her summer and celebrating her birthday by living history. Davis and her teammates from the Anderson Monarchs are in the midst of a historical 21-city civil rights tour, that will take the team all around the United States, with expec

Its the only major sports title that doesn't have a defending champion.

For many years he dribbled his way into the hearts of millions as the point guard of the Harlem Globetrotters, but Marques Haynes was more than just a ball-handling clown.