Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

The special chimney that gets temporarily installed every conclave dates back to the 1700s, according to History.com — and as the BBC points out, since the Sistine Chapel is a work of art itself ...

After all, the plantation’s mission was to show visitors what life was truly like for the enslaved, contrary to the watered-down Black history that the president seemed to back. Then just as ...

NEW HAVEN — Over 400 students from 69 Connecticut schools will convene at Central Connecticut State University Saturday for the annual Connecticut History Day competition, seeking to advance to ...

Several artifacts are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to the owners of the artifacts. The removals come after the Trump administration ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few ...

This is an adapted excerpt from the April 10 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.” It is almost impossible to keep up with all the destruction being caused by Donald Trump. Some of it we knew ...

Canada’s TVOkids has lined up the animated series Woolly Woolly, based on Anna Hrachovec’s Mochimochi Land brand, for a March debut. The series follows five knitted gnomes in a woolen world ...

A new free outdoor exhibit at Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse in Philadelphia provides an opportunity for young people to learn about Black leaders who have shaped the city's past and ...

Late in the new movie The Report, Adam Driver’s Dan Jones argues with his prospective defense attorney over who really said, “History is written by the victors.” The lawyer (played by Corey ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Heinz History Center is offering free admission for kids this fall. Kids 17 and younger can get into the history center and the Fort Pitt Museum for free from now until ...

The most recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress revealed that 40% of eighth graders tested below average in the basics of U.S. history in 2022. U.S. history scores on ...