What does "reportedly found in" mean when it appears in a provenance text for an artworks or antiquity?Below are a few sample texts.(Texts published by museums are indicated by color.)Urlsam… Read More

Looking at a historical picture is kind of like entering a time machine. Each image transports us to a moment that captures the essence of bygone eras. They provide us insights into the even… Read More

Table of ContentsThe Rise of Legalized Online Sports Betting: A State-by-State BreakdownTop U.S. Legal Online SportsbooksLegal Online Betting States with Top Betting PlatformsPromotions &… Read More

St. Joseph, Missouri, is a city steeped in history, with a rich tapestry of stories and landmarks that have woven its past. From the impressive Buchanan County Courthouse to the Wyeth-Too… Read More

Michael BushnellPublisher For this week’s installment of the Northeast News Day Trip, the Publisher is ridin’ solo on the ol’ chrome pony, headed out to explore some of W… Read More

Did you know that the first Tour de France happened in 1903? Or that there existed a Fat Men's Club in New York, whose members had to weigh over 200 pounds and learn a secret handshake and p… Read More

Ike and Tina Turner in 1970 / Gilles Petard/Redferns via Getty Images*What is there to say about the undisputed Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll? Quite a lot, actually. Tina Turner—a… Read More

The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. It was a federally chartered railroad, backed with govern… Read More

The Victorian and Edwardian eras, which saw tremendous industrialization, technological development, and social transformation, are known as the two of the most revolutionary times in Britis… Read More

Pictures hold something truly special—a speck of time that once was and shall never be again. They’re the closest thing we have to a time machine, allowing us to glimpse through… Read More

Historical pictures are likely the closest thing to time travel we have so far. From family gatherings to crucial events such as human rights demonstrations, they can be revisited thanks to… Read More

In 1826, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor, came up with what forever changed the way we see, experience, and remember the world and its history. It was the birth of a camera that t… Read More

Studying history helps us understand and grapple with complex questions and dilemmas of the present. By examining the past, we get a better understanding of what shaped (and continues to sha… Read More

FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Sutton Transport, an LTL leader in the Midwest for more than 40 years. Sutton Transport proudly services Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. Re… Read More

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as “Region 2”)… Read More

Kansas is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. It is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Ok… Read More

Remember when U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives at Ashecliffe Hospital in Shutter Island? That uneasy feeling Teddy gets as he enters the fortress-like insane asylum? Pl… Read More

Canva County in every state with the lowest home prices The real estate market is booming right now thanks to low interest rates, a flood of millennial buyers, and shrinking inventory. The m… Read More

As the fourth largest state in the nation, Montana has got a lot to offer for everyone. Between the verdurous plains, vast landscapes, snow-capped mountains, and the wide array of wildlife… Read More

Hugh Glass fu un uomo di frontiera, cacciatore ed esploratore americano rimasto nell’immaginario collettivo per il suo tragico incontro con un grizzly. Il suo devastante incontro con u… Read More

On a cold day in March 1881, three masked men on horseback, brandishing revolvers, held up an army paymaster on the banks of the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals, AL. The paymaster was on… Read More

As I try to write my third act, literally as in taking up writing professionally, I wonder how a woman nearing 60 mph which is both an age and speed that I am going, I ask myself where I fit… Read More

Orderville Utah, circa 1890 (click to enlarge) Note: My wife and I were asked to give talks today in our ward’s sacrament meeting on the topic of thanksgiving and gratitude. The follow… Read More