The Department of History's Edda Fields-Black has been named a recipient of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for her research on Harriet Tubman.

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Here we profile 12 of the most famous railroad tycoons in the 1800s and early 1900s who helped shape the modern industry in ...

In September 1814, during the War of 1812, British naval forces launched a relentless bombardment of Fort McHenry in ...