A 1954 photo by Leland Heppner captures Alton's Knights of Columbus Mardi Gras celebration, marking the start of Lent.

In 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an act that severely curtailed Asian immigration and mandated immigrant literacy testing.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 and musician Bobby Brown turns 56, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 5.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art devotes an exhibition to the contemporary American painter, best known for her ...