The Old St. Louis Courthouse, site of the Dred Scott decision, has been restored with new accessibility features and is set to reopen May 3.

Newtown Historical Society hosted its latest Open House and Living History Demonstration last weekend, with special guest ...

Today in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruled 7-2 that Scott, an enslaved person, was not an American citizen and therefore could not ...

There are 300 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, ruled 7-2 that Scott, an enslaved person, was not an American ...

The defendant challenged the 1820 Missouri Compromise, which would deny Scott's right to freedom. On March 6, 1857, the Justices of the Supreme ... Their attorney argued for their freedom based on the ...

Researchers found nearly 300 similar suits between 1814 and 1860, and more than a third of these people achieved their freedom through these suits.

View of the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, March 24, 2025. Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP CAPITOL — A ...

This week Congress returned from recess, baseball season opened, and intelligence officials were on the hot seat over the Signal group chat leak. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were there to ...

A protester offers flowers to riot police during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo: Khalil Hamra ...

Languages: English. "Mega Marcha 2025" comes nearly 19 years after the 2006 march, which was one of the largest immigration protests in Texas history with an estimated half-million participants.