On May 23, 1856, a shootout erupted on Main Street in the Alabama town of Cahawba, sometimes spelled Cahaba, which had been the state’s first capital, serving in that role from 1820-1825.

The field’s founding fathers—Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill—all took for granted the prospect ... with extreme poverty dropping from 8 in 10 people in 1820 to just 1 in 10 today. It made ...

We can think of cemeteries as spooky places scarred by sadness, or as beautiful and instructive windows into the lives of ...

Voters throughout the Lower Hudson Valley voted on budget proposals and other school district propositions and chose school board trustees Tuesday, May 20. Here are unofficial results for the ...

May 19 (Reuters) - Delivery giant FedEx (FDX.N), opens new tab said on Monday it has appointed insider John Smith as CEO of its freight trucking spinoff, FedEx Freight. Smith, who is the chief ...

Those who travel along John D. Odom and the W. Main Street intersection should be aware of some upcoming construction. On Friday, March 28, McElhenny Construction will begin a lane shift to move ...

From the defense: Case never should have gone to trial When reached for statement, John D. Smith, attorney for Ronald James said, "I think the acquittal is the statement," adding that the charges ...

Joseph Smith, top left, and some of his wives, later in life, clockwise from top middle: Emma Hale Smith; Eliza R. Snow; ...

When reached for statement, John D. Smith, attorney for Ronald James said, “I think the acquittal is the statement,” adding that the charges should never have been brought, and saying it was ...

IN THE PREFACE to his 1876 “History of the Town of Peterborough,” Dr. Albert Smith gratefully acknowledged the debt he owed ...

George E. Smith, one of the co-inventors of the CCD sensor, passed away on May 28th at his home in Waretown, New Jersey. The ...

D.J. Smith’s record during his four and a half years as head coach of the Ottawa Senators wasn’t exactly Jack Adams material. When he was fired by the club 17 months ago, he had started the ...