Discover Irish Children’s Books is holding a symposium for all adults interested in writing and illustrating children’s books ...

Did you know Cincinnati is the birthplace of professional firefighting? Take a look at historical photos of the CFD.

Lots of people across the Chicago area complained about smelling smoke in the air on Thursday, and there was a perfectly good explanation.

The all-Black volunteer fire department of Harlem Heights operated from the late 1960s through the 70s, serving a community that had grown from a seasonal migrant worker camp into a permanent home.

Long before “first responder” became a household term, a pioneering group of Detroiters helped define what it meant.

Beginning in 1966 with Operation Breadbasket, Jackson’s first assignment from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he used boycotts to force A&P, Pacific Tea Co. and other grocery chains to give Black job ...