Douglass was born enslaved in Talbot County, Maryland in 1818.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As about 62 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, Holy Week masses are often attended on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, ...

CLEVELAND – Easter 2025 will fall on one of the latest dates possible: April 20. That’s nearly three weeks later than the date from 2024. The reason for the late date is that Easter is a ...

Fourteen figure skaters including two athletes from Boston, their mothers, and coaches, were among the 60 people killed in a devastating mid-air plane crash over Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, ...

WASHINGTON - The man arrested Monday after ... grounds has been identified as 24-year-old Ryan M. English from Rhode Island. English told police that he wanted to kill top Republicans, including ...

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — In honor of the Jewish victims who died during the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. is hosting its International Remembrance Day ...

Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is concerned about funding for more than 10 transportation projects, including $220m for the Washington Bridge. Late Monday, the Trump administration ...

Here's what to do this week in the Washington, D.C. area ... 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Shop Made in DC Georgetown, $50 Lunar New Year Family Celebration: Sat., 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Smithsonian American ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes every year.

Take a pause from your new year diet plan to indulge in Winter Restaurant Week specials. Also, there’s a ton of Lunar New Year celebrations happening around town, and a new LEGO exhibition all ages ...