/tags/american-history American history en-US Copyright Wed, 01 May 2024 17:11:45 GMT /local-news/2024-05-01/cincinnati-america-river-roots-festival Organizers say the event will showcase the Ohio River and its role in the nation's history and development. Wed, 01 May 2024 17:11:45 GMT /local-news/2024-05-01/cincinnati-america-river-roots-festival Zack Carreon /politics/2021-07-02/how-a-boyhood-visit-to-gettysburg-sparked-my-love-of-history I would wager that there are not many 11-year-old kids in this country who could tell you who General Gouverneur K. Warren was and what role he played in… Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-07-02/how-a-boyhood-visit-to-gettysburg-sparked-my-love-of-history Howard Wilkinson /history/2018-05-21/preparations-under-way-to-celebrate-the-centennial-of-womens-suffrage The women's suffrage movement in the United States officially began with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. In 1855, a National Woman Suffrage… Mon, 21 May 2018 08:00:05 GMT /history/2018-05-21/preparations-under-way-to-celebrate-the-centennial-of-womens-suffrage Dan Hurley /business/2017-06-26/the-founding-fathers-and-our-financial-system With the Fourth of July coming up next week, we take a look at the world of finance through the eyes of our country’s founders – a “Founding Fathers… Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:00:05 GMT /business/2017-06-26/the-founding-fathers-and-our-financial-system /politics/2017-01-02/biographer-says-herbert-hoover-lacked-leadership-skills Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving, from 1929 to 1933. Often considered placid, passive, unsympathetic, and even… Mon, 02 Jan 2017 14:21:59 GMT /politics/2017-01-02/biographer-says-herbert-hoover-lacked-leadership-skills /history/2016-02-15/the-amazing-story-of-the-men-and-the-work-of-americas-first-congress 1789 was a perilous time for the newly-formed United States. The first representatives of the new Federal Congress arrived in New York City with little… Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:30:05 GMT /history/2016-02-15/the-amazing-story-of-the-men-and-the-work-of-americas-first-congress /history/2016-02-15/why-the-election-of-ohios-william-mckinley-in-1896-is-so-relevant-to-politics-today The political environment of 1896 had a lot of similarities to today: an electorate transformed by a growing immigrant population, an uncertain economy… Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:30:00 GMT /history/2016-02-15/why-the-election-of-ohios-william-mckinley-in-1896-is-so-relevant-to-politics-today /local-news/2016-01-15/history-and-civics-lessons-from-13th-amendment-at-freedom-center A rare copy of the 13th Amendment is now on display at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Director of Museum Experiences Richard Cooper… Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:39:08 GMT /local-news/2016-01-15/history-and-civics-lessons-from-13th-amendment-at-freedom-center Bill Rinehart /history/2015-09-22/lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-on-display On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, formally notifying the Confederacy of his intention to… Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:30:05 GMT /history/2015-09-22/lincolns-emancipation-proclamation-on-display /history/2015-06-05/acclaimed-author-historian-david-mccullough-discusses-his-new-book-the-wright-brothers Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough has just released his latest book, a fascinating look at the men from Dayton, Ohio who took… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:00:15 GMT /history/2015-06-05/acclaimed-author-historian-david-mccullough-discusses-his-new-book-the-wright-brothers Howard Wilkinson