One of the most iconic bridges, the Brooklyn Bridge, was opened to the public on May 24, 1844, thus connecting the cities of ...

The fatal beatings in recent months of inmates Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi by prison staff, as well as the March wildcat ...

May 24th has been a day marked by a diverse array of significant events that have shaped the world in various ways.If we ...

The skeletal remains, including a skull, were found on a number of South Jersey beaches between 1995 and 2013.

He was the last of three generations spanning nearly the entire history of the United States: When his grandfather was born, ...

Sacred Harp singers are not historical reenactors, he said. They use their hymnals week after week. Some treat them like ...

According to the paper’s account, the ship left Bridgeport, Connecticut for Philadelphia with around 60 tons of marble ...

The ship, the Oriental, sank in 1844. The schooner was transporting ... Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism ...

The York Democratic Press reported the captain’s death on December 20, 1844. Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG). State police were finally handed the case ...