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Celebrate what would have been the 99th birthday of Milton Friedman when John Fund, political columnist for The Wall Street Journal, assesses the lega...

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...

July 17, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary of Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse that killed 114 people and injured 216. Kansa...

Although relatively small compared to the great clashes to come, the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) was a seminal event in American history....

Gardening expert Ethne Clarke discusses her book Hidcote: The Making of...

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...