A founding father of rock ’n’ roll, he would lose his life barely a year later, when the plane carrying members of the Winter Dance Party Tour — Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Valens — crashed on Feb ...

The history of mainstream filmmaking is prone to whiggish readings. The story is that Hollywood, an industry of entertainment ...

The former White House communications director has parlayed his disastrous White House foray into a role as one of Trump’s most arch critics.

Bryant and Saban both won six national championships at Alabama, though Saban did so in 17 years as opposed to 25 for Bryant.

Michael Hardwick never envisioned himself as an activist or a public figure, but, by fate, he became one. Although he’s known widely as being at the epicenter of one of the most substantial gay rights ...

In today’s American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold highlights a lesser-known but significant figure in agricultural innovation: Michael Kelly, a name not often heard, but one that deserves a ...

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, these lesser-known figures nonetheless played critical roles in the shaping of ...

These historical figures had serious opinions on how to start the morning right. Even history's most accomplished figures—such as Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius—had a hard time getting out of bed.

The unveiling of Maher’s Wong Fee Lee statue is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday outside of Mr. Wu’s Casino located at 560 Main ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the inventing of the vacuum cleaner, the arrival of ...

More history for SGA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joins Kobe Bryant, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history with 15 or more 30+ point games in a single postseason! pic ...

Michael Madigan’s stunning political collapse is expected to culminate Friday when the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history is sentenced on federal bribery, conspiracy and wire ...