A grave dedicated to the memory of a Victoria Cross war hero from Derby has been restored, 111 years after his death. Pte Jacob Rivers, of the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters, was killed in action in ...

Situated north east of Rotherham, the small settlement of Kilnhurst saw canal and railway developments during the 18th and 19th centuries. This brought about much industrial activity.

Sitting on the farm outside Kersey, Colo., two 1905 Union Pacific wooden boxcars became the home of a Japanese American family of seven toward the end of World War II. The cars will be restored and ...

A woman has died following a suspected explosion at a home, police have said. Wiltshire Police said officers, along with ambulance and fire crews, were called to reports of an explosion at an address ...

On March 3, 1918, Russia quit World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk—ceding vast territory and reshaping borders from the Baltics to Ukraine. Here’s how that rushed “peace” still echoes in ...

In a historical celebration of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, the Riverview At Hobson Grove museum is hosting March and April events on the Kentucky Derby, the Revolutionary War and Kentucky’s ...

ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - Elkhart is marking 175 years since the first train arrived in the city on Oct. 3, 1851. The National New York Central Railroad Museum is hosting “ElkhartRail175,” a yearlong ...

While the Surface Transportation Board in January rejected an application seeking to merge Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads, the merger is still alive, raising concerns from the ...

Using metal detectors, we explore ground shaped by railroads and the Civil War, uncovering relics that connect modern landscapes to forgotten moments in American history. George W Bush posts first ...