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A Fayette historical group opposes the possible construction of a Dollar General discount store next to a Uniontown school, which could result in the demolition of an 1870s-era house. From the perspective of the Fayette County Historical Society, even if the store is built on a section of the 1.79-acre

How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? That’s a quote from Jacques Plante, goalie of yore for the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately, it’s like that for today’s cops, who are being scrutinized on the way they

Many things in my life have concerned the recently collapsed Forbes Avenue bridge. I used to cross that bridge to go to church. I crossed it in a streetcar and in a bus. I walked across it coming home from high school. I walked out to the middle of it

Over more than a century, Pennsylvania dedicated more than 2,000 metal markers along roads and walkways to tell stories of the commonwealth’s history.

Emma Slattery Williams shares a quick guide to the 18th-century conflict known as the Seven Years War, in the US better known as the French and Indian War. Who fought in it? And how long did it really last?

The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad offers a variety of rides on a former B&O railroad line every weekend starting in May and continuing through December.

The Connellsville Historical Society is looking for monetary and historical donations to keep their mission going strong.

<p>By shoehorning his recent book on the Revolutionary War into the space of the debate about slavery and the founding, critics of Woody Holton are missing important points about the importance of indigenous land to the founding and the global context of colonial independence.</p>

Rick Sebak take a look back at our nation’s first president’s many visits. Don’t worry — he saves the best (and first) for last.

Great Britain has a long, storied military history. For every glorious victory and brilliant general, however, there's an ignominious defeat and blundering fool. The following list presents ten such incompetents.