The lost colony of Roanoke, settled in the late 1500s, mysteriously vanished without a trace. What happened to these early American colonists remains one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries.

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people.

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

On the night of June 5, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History will come alive with squid lights, video projections, ...

So it was also with South Asia. In 1946, Sir Francis Tucker, the head of Eastern Command, proposed a British protectorate ...

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one ...

Essex’s antique scene isn’t just good—it’s the kind of good that makes people drive across state lines with empty trunks and ...

That’s Essex, Connecticut for you – a postcard-perfect town where the Connecticut River meets New England charm, and where ...

This map shows life expectancy in the different counties throughout the USA — looks like the Upper Midwest is a good place to go if you want to live a while: 2.This chart shows how much money one ...

After a lot assignment travelling the region, Marco Ferrarese helps decide which Central American nations to visit.