For this installment of 'Jim Duncan's Austin,' we look at three transportation companies: Lake Austin Riverboats, Covert Auto ...

Jules Verne’s 1863 book "Paris in the Twentieth Century," set in Paris in 1960, correctly predicted cars, fax machines, and ...

When I first spoke with BeBe Shopp, Miss America 1948 , she was already a living link to a bygone era — one of postwar ...

Brown water or blue, Galveston's beaches are so firmly fixed in the public's imagination that most folks don't realize ...

On this day (December 19) in 1920, Little Jimmy Dickens was born in Bolt, West Virginia. He was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry and has been hailed as one of country music’s greatest ...

Before boat parades and light festivals, Christmas in San Diego was shaped by war, faith, and a growing city still finding its identity.

WAHOO, Neb. (KOLN) - The Saunders County Museum transported visitors back in time during its recent Christmas on the Prairie event, featuring vintage machinery from the early 1900s. David Miller, a ...

Rhythm in music since 1900 remains a rich and fascinating field of inquiry. This conference brings multiple perspectives to bear on this field. It addresses repertoires ranging from jazz and popular ...

These days, everyone seems to be scraping by on money to get through the week, or sometimes, even the day. Today, one in eight people in the U.S. relies on SNAP benefits in order to eat. In a time ...

INCREASINGLY FAMILIAR AMONG CENTRAL FLORIDIANS AND CALLS TO MIND A DARK CHAPTER IN OUR LOCAL HISTORY. JULY PERRY AND THE OCOEE MASSACRE OF 1920. SUMMER: WE KNOW PERRY WAS LYNCHED AND THAT OTHER BLACK ...

Oktoberfest is in full swing this month at Deutsches Haus, with people of all ethnicities celebrating German heritage. We thought it would be a good time to recall two German New Orleanians who wrote ...