In association with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, re-enactors and historians will participate in an 1860s-themed fashion show. The will...

On June 8, 1966, a massive EF-5 tornado cut a 22-mile swath across eastern Kansas before smashing through Topeka. Author Bonar Me...

John Curatola of the Military History Department at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses the milita...

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...

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

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

Selected clips from Freedom Riders — a new documentary describing the experiences of 400 black and white Americans that rode...

Author Gregory Wolk discusses his new book,...

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...

Mark Gerges of the Military History Department at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses the influenc...