Yick Wo’s victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1886 became a landmark civil rights case because it extended equal protection ...
On Monday, a group of city leaders met at a street corner in San Francisco to commemorate an 1886 landmark Supreme Court ...
For many Americans, Memorial Day marks a fun-filled long weekend and the unofficial start of summer. However, Memorial Day was created for a much more solemn purpose: commemorating the U.S. military ...
Jaywalking is often considered to be a pretty minor offense, but it is illegal in many American cities. KCUR's Mackenzie Martin offers a history of America's jaywalking laws.
In 1858, Ann Reeves Jarvis (Anna Jarvis’ mother) organizes "Mothers’ Day Work Clubs" to improve sanitary conditions and stem ...