The Dutch Colonial-style home was the site of one of New York’s most infamous, bloody crimes, when a young man with a gun ...

Very few things in this world unite people like beer -- and there's one U.S. state on the east coast that holds the crown for ...

Today in History for Nov. 9 ...

Washington sought to impose strict military protocols and daily orders on life in camp, but was constantly frustrated by all ...

In August 1781, General George Washington was monitoring British activity in New York City when he learned that the French ...

The 1860 presidential election helped to change that ... Stewart, a native of England, came to Springfield from New York City ...

He declined to run in 1860 and as a lame duck president made almost no effort ... The leadership of the Whig party persuaded him to run for the presidency in 1850 with New York politician Millard ...

November 6th has been a significant date in American history, particularly for presidential elections. In 1860, Abraham ...

The tale begins with Bell in Washington, D.C., “awaiting orders, thermometer 110° in the shade.” More than anything, he wants ...

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860, for a four-year term. One year later, on November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was ...

A Hudson Valley estate in the town of Clinton Corners lists for $5 million with a tennis court, sports barn, and pool house.

Kathleen Kingsbury, the editor of Times Opinion, explains why the editorial board concluded that “Kamala Harris is the only ...