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No event in American history was more pivotal — or more contested — than the decision by Congress to declare independence in July 1776. Even months af...

Often referred to as eight years of peace and prosperity, the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-61) was in fact an era of great s...

Born to a circus-clown father, Timothy Noel Tegge began performing in the ring by age 5. Today, while still working as a clown, he also acts as a circ...

Emory University historian Deborah E. Lipstadt examines the May 1960 capture of SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann by Israeli ag...

The first-ever meeting of a national coalition of lesbian and gay leaders took place in Kansas City in 1966. What preceded such activism? How...

The authors of The Sumner Story discuss the history of Sumner High School, the formerly segregated black high school in Kansas City, Kansa...

The Fourth Biennial Urban Farms and Gardens Tour, a week-long showcase of urban agriculture across the Kansas City metro area, kicks off with a pre...

Author Victoria Christopher Murray discusses her new novel The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil — the story of a couple struggling to find t...

Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III and Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser engage in...

George Washington Carver was a renowned scientist and teacher, yet he is one of the most misunderstood figures in American history. His expansive...