The modest house where Bancroft was born, on Salisbury Street, just west of Montvale Road, is gone now, apparently bought by Fred Daniels after the Bancrofts moved out. George Bancroft was one of ...

The modest house where Bancroft was born, on Salisbury Street, just west of Montvale Road, is gone now, apparently bought by Fred Daniels after the Bancrofts moved out. George Bancroft was one of ...

The modest house where Bancroft was born, on Salisbury Street, just west of Montvale Road, is gone now, apparently bought by Fred Daniels after the Bancrofts moved out. George Bancroft was one of ...

Juneteenth, born in Galveston, Texas, marks the day—June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

In Galveston 160 years ago, enslaved people in Texas were informed of their freedom. Emancipation Day — better known as Juneteenth.

THERE are fears that jobs could be lost at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as a result of a strategic review being undertaken by the organisation. This week the trust confirmed to the Herald that it ...

The restored birthplace of St. Damien De Veuster in Tremelo, Belgium, opens its doors with a new permanent exhibition celebrating the life of the ‘Apostle to the Lepers.’ ...

One hundred and sixty years after word reached Galveston, Texas, that enslaved African Americans were now free, the city is honouring Juneteenth all year round.

(VOVWORLD) -The first issue of Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper, the official publication of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League, founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, was published on June 21, 1925, in ...

See the Birthplace of Juneteenth in These Atmospheric Photos of Galveston, Texas A photographer’s journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with ...

House music comes from Chicago's Black nightlife scene, and despite its worldwide popularity, that can never be erased.