Mississippi Rifle .54 caliber M1841 rifle, made under contract by Eli Whitney, 1849. This gun derives its nickname of the ...

With the discovery of gold in California and the ensuing gold rush, white settlement accelerated. Many of the attitudes of the new arrivals conflicted with Mexican culture and its strong Catholic ...

EAST CHICAGO — The vibrant colors, festive music and rich culture of the Mexican community were ... of the city’s annual Mexican Independence Day parade. The celebration included a festival ...

Valentina Shevchenko knew it wouldn't be easy to leave Noche UFC with the flyweight title once again strapped around her ...

As the second-largest state, Texas covers an extraordinary amount of the geographical area in the U.S., able to fit 15 of the smallest states together in its boundaries. Because of the size of ...

Halloween may have passed, but the festivities were far from over in downtown Vallejo. Georgia Street was packed from Sonoma Boulevard to Santa Clara Street on Saturday, with community members, ...

Over the years, the tradition has been the focus of the Disney film Coco. A Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City was also ...

Hispanic Heritage Month is a month to honor the contributions Hispanic-Americans have made to the United States. At CSU ...

The Aztecs deliberated on how to continue their traditions and preserve their group identity following the Spanish invasion.

They are the loved ones of many in the largely Mexican community, which for 10 years now has been celebrating Day of the Dead in a unique way, allowing families to bring the traditional altars set ...

He qualified only 18th on Saturday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The Mexican round, which returned to the calendar in 2015, has had capacity crowds for all nine editions to date.

SARASOTA, Fla. – Mexico’s most active volcano, along with the jet stream pattern, sent ash over the Gulf of Mexico and Florida on Saturday, allowing the emissions to be visible to pilots and ...