Here's the story of the first high school in Vermont. History of Thetford Academy. According to the school's website, ...

Although Vermont was one of the last New England states to be recognized, it still is home to many historical sites and structures, including its schools, from elementary all the way up to college. In ...

This year marks a major anniversary for a key figure in American history, and the time he spent in central Pennsylvania. Gilbert du Mortier, better known to many as the Marquis de Lafayette, was a ...

This week marks the bicentennial of Jefferson Parish, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature 200 years ago this ...

Across the street is Louisiana Square, there's an open park of live oaks and Spanish moss hanging from crepe myrtles at the ...

This week marks the bicentennial of Jefferson Parish, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature 200 years ago this week. On Feb. 11, 1825, Gov. Henry S. Johnson signed into law ...

Two hundred years ago — Feb. 12, 1825, to be exact — Muscogee Creek Nation Chief William McIntosh signed a treaty with the United States that would also serve as his death warrant. Thornton ...

200 years later, fellow Wiradjuri man Paul Towney is encouraging his people to return to Country for a summit in Orange this weekend, with events over two days coinciding with the January 26 holiday.

In fact, the state's oldest elementary school actually opened over 200 years ago. Founded in 1790 in the town of Springfield, Eureka Schoolhouse is one year older than the state of Vermont itself.