The Vulcan Historical Review is published annually by the Chi Omicron Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The journal is completely student-written and ...

The Internet Archive’s new Historical Software Archive brings old software to your browser through the magic of JSMESS emulation. The Internet Archive has protected and preserved old software for a ...

The Bemis Historical Society hosted a program to help the public trace their family lineage to the American Revolution as part of America's 250th anniversary.

Since 1971, historical mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans have hit historic highs and lows due to various factors. We’ll use data from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) to ...

CD rates have gone up and down many times from 1965 to 2024. The highest CD rate recorded in the United States occurred in 1980. CD rates dropped somewhat at the end of 2024, but still have remained ...

The Westbrook City Council voted during a meeting last week to defund the Westbrook Historical Society, adding another tangle to its dispute with another local nonprofit. This decision comes as the ...

Compared to the pandemic-era record lows observed just a few years ago, mortgage rates feel uncomfortably high. But when someone points out that mortgages are still painfully expensive right now, a ...

The genre is suddenly everywhere—but why? Turns out, there's a reason—and it may just be a perfect antidote to these charged times. Just as science fiction, once dismissed as merely “popular,” has ...

The New-York Historical Society has secured a lead donor for its forthcoming new wing dedicated to American democracy—and is simplifying its name to become the New York Historical. The museum, founded ...

Ridley Scott’s epic 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven, about the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in 1187, has been widely criticised by historians for its lack of accuracy. Even while the film was still in ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...