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Just northeast of Australia is Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands. From August 1942 through February 1943, it was the staging ground for...

Military historian Brian Steed of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College recounts the history-altering c...

New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...

A questionable court-martial ended Henry Ossian Flipper's military career in 1882—he'd be pardoned more than a century later—but it scarcely staine...

His comedies, histories, and tragedies have been performed worldwide for more than 400 years, but William Shakespeare’s personal life remains somethin...

The latest installment of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III spotlights two of the Midwest’s greatest artists, Kansas City’s Thomas...

The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...

Veteran re-enactor Charles Everett Pace brings his one man show to Kansas City to portray prominent abolitionist and social reform...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Tom Bass, portrayed by veteran actor Wa...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Patri...