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Author and historian Sir Max Hastings presents a talk based on his book Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45....

This evocative and moving novel by Paula McLain captures a period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable figures— Ern...

With the election just around the corner, KCTV 5 partners with the Kansas City Public Library to host a runoff debat...

Acclaimed Purdue University historian and biographer Randy Roberts discusses the life and career of boxing icon Joe Louis...

Organized crime formed part of the political, economic, and social fabric of Kansas City for much of the 20th century; and the mob’s power was never g...

Historian David Goldfield discusses his vivid narrative history of the Civil War, America Aflame, which off...

On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland boarded a friend’s yacht, sailed into the waters of Long Island Sound, and disappeared. What happened was...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican victory over the French invaders at the Battle of Puebla in1862. Now one of the most popula...

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, making a brief suborbital mission that marked the first manned launch of Project M...

Award-winning author Mariko Nagai shares the sources of inspiration for her new book, Georgic: Stories...