“How lucky we are, how very lucky we are, to live in this great country, to be Americans — Americans all,” concludes the first chapter in History Matters, the posthumous collection of writings and ...

Any book carrying the name of David McCullough usually weighs three pounds less than a horse. His first biography, “Truman,” ran to 1,120 pages; his second, “John Adams,” weighed in at 751 pages. Both ...

The Senator John Heinz History Center has acquired the archives of one of the nation’s most beloved historians, Pittsburgh native David McCullough. “There would be no Heinz History Center without ...

David R. Farley, 80, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. David was born on April 1, 1945, in Eldon, Missouri to the late Clyde and Hazel (Gray) ...

When the final out was recorded in the 2024 season for the Miami Marlins, it was announced that Skip Schumaker was not returning as manager for 2025. He left the club on the final weekend of the ...

The late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough told an audience in 2012 that writing history was like working on a detective case. "And once on the case, you want to know more and more and ...

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Sometimes the title of a book says it all. And that’s the case with a just-released collection of essays by the late, great David McCullough: “History Matters.” In the book’s first two sentences, ...

CANE RUN ROAD. THE NAME OF THE VICTIM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. AND RIGHT NOW, AT FIVE, DAVID JAMES IS JEFFERSON COUNTY’S NEW INTERIM SHERIFF. HE WAS SWORN IN THIS MORNING ALONG WITH STEVE HEALY, WHO IS ...

David James was sworn in as Jefferson County's first Black sheriff on Oct. 10. James is serving the remainder of former Sheriff John Aubrey's term, which ends in January 2027. Jefferson County's first ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A familiar face in Louisville city government is taking on a new role in law enforcement and bringing an old friend with him. Former Louisville Deputy Mayor David James was ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK, AND HE’S A FAMILIAR FACE. DAVID YATES WAS SWORN IN TODAY AS INTERIM FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF LONGTIME CLERK BOBBIE HOLSCLAW. WLKY’S MADISON ELLIOTT JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH WHAT ...