The General Sherman tree, located in Sequoia National Park, holds the title of the largest tree by volume, an ancient giant that continues to awe visitors with its immense size and resilience.

Musician Anderson .Paak turns 40 and actor William Jackson Harper turns 46, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 8.

On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, charged with conspiring to kill England's Queen Elizabeth I.

Synopsis: The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for valor, has been revoked from 911 individuals since its ...

Born around 1783 in South Carolina, Hettie Anderson, who was of African American and European descent, was the muse and model ...

Marcus Anthony Hunter, University of California, Los Angeles “This bank is just what the freedmen need,” remarked President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865, as he signed the Freedman’s Bank Act, ...

Every day holds a chance for a new adventure, an exciting event. Each day in history holds something significant, though ...

The Mexican-American War, fought to preserve slavery, helped bring on its destruction in the Civil War and imposed a border ...

Sherman County is located south of the Columbia River and lies between the Deschutes River and the John Day River. All three rivers were utilized by Native Americans for centuries, […] ...

On Thursday night, Feb. 5, 1981, an agitated man from Minnesota rushed to the front of a Greyhound bus carrying 19 passengers ...

More than a hundred years after Ben Swesey and Bill Weaver steered an outboard-powered dory out of Resurrection Bay and were ...

These Pennsylvanians played important roles in Civil War battles and in events surrounding the Civil War.- Levi Bird DuffLevi Bird Duff hated slavery so much, it cost him a leg ...