President Harry Truman made National Freedom Day an official observance when he signed the bill in 1948 and for the past 15 years historic Mitchellville Freedom Park in Hilton Head has shined a light ...

The Holocaust Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a place of safety and hope during a dark moment in history,” said the bill’s chief Senate sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

In America's recent past, there have been other historic raids on immigrant communities to counter political and social ...

Just off Interstate 80 at exit 254 in West Branch is a unique gathering of presidential history featuring a national park, 16 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

President Harry S. Truman established the GSA in 1949 ... oversees preservation of hundreds of historic buildings and manages government purchases from commercial vendors. As of last fall ...

Bowman Gray is different from every other track that Cup Series drivers will compete on in 2025. Aside from being completely flat, it's also just a quarter of a mile long, running outside the football ...

The SRS 75th anniversary is truly a significant milestone in the history of the site, our neighboring communities and our country. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman requested the DuPont Company ...

(retired) Palmer Sullins, chairman of the Friends of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic ... Harry Truman issued an executive order that put an end to racial segregation in the U.S. military.

What’s in Store on Inauguration Day? The second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will be historic for a number ... 1973 in honor of President Harry S. Truman, who died on Dec ...

Also important was President Harry S. Truman’s historic decision in 1948 to desegregate the armed forces. Also in 1948, at the Democratic National Convention, young Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H.