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The Chicago Theological Seminary has stopped admitting new students in its degree programs amid mounting financial woes at the 170-year-old institution that participated in the abolitionist movement ...

South Jersey's most famous citizens include trailblazers in politics and music, plus exiled King Joseph Bonaparte, brother of ...

Marines operating an M2 Browning machine gun mounted on a tripod at Khe Sanh Combat Base, Vietnam. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) For over a century the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun, known ...

This article is part of a series highlighting approximately 250 notable figures from South Jersey's history. Figures mentioned range from King Joseph Bonaparte and Clara Barton to modern politicians ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others are more unique.

Each June, in the small town of Osawatomie, Kansas, local residents hold a pageant to select a high school girl to be the new "John Brown Queen." The unlikely namesake of this pageant was responsible ...

The highly versatile weapon has seen action affixed to the wings of P-51D Mustangs, aboard vessels in Vietnam and atop Humvees in the Middle East.

Lincoln’s Home is the only house Lincoln ever owned, and it’s right here in Springfield. The house sits in a whole ...

Looking for historic towns in Illinois that feel like stepping into a time machine? These 8 historic towns offer beautiful ...