Walker Park in New York City's Greenwich Village used to be a cemetery. In the late 19th century, the park was built on top ...

Recently I acquired a large-format original photograph of the central hub of old downtown Buffalo—where Main, Pearl, and ...

In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...

On the way to such a meeting in Boston in 1860, in an incident in Troy, New York, she helped a fugitive slave who had been captured. During the Civil War Harriet Tubman worked for the Union as a ...

November 6th has been a significant date in American history, particularly for presidential elections. In 1860, Abraham ...

A Hudson Valley estate in the town of Clinton Corners lists for $5 million with a tennis court, sports barn, and pool house.

Members of the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant hold a house tour once a year to show off the culture and history of the ...

Senior political figures in KwaZulu-Natal commemorate the 164th anniversary of Indian indentured labourers, honouring their ...

The New York Times has endorsed candidates in every U.S. presidential election since 1860, contrary to online posts saying its support for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election is ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

A house in Carroll Township that sold for $885,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in York ...