It has done no favours to the modern reputation of King Frederick II of Prussia – ‘Frederick the Great’ – that Hitler, during the mad final days of the Third Reich, placed the monarch’s portrait above ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

You know, you have Frederick Douglass who's bouncing between Rochester and ... The Phyllis Wheatley Cottage is a great example of how this institution was mirroring what we would consider an awful ...

Statue of Burns in Dumfries town centre, unveiled in 1882. David J Black reminds us just how famous Burns was. See part one ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Frederick the Great Series. With questions like, was Walpole really around ...

Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.

Art historians studying a painting by Pablo Picasso have uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman, hidden beneath its surface. The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it ...

Discover the legacy of Black horsemen and horsewomen in the traveling exhibit 'Heart of the Turf' at the Maryland Horse ...

64.7 x 46.3 cm. (25.5 x 18.2 in.) ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad — Spanish for “Friendship” ...

The Weird World Art Market brought together art forms of all kinds Saturday made by business owners, hobbyists and musicians. The event occurs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every second Saturday of the month ...