Miami-Dade (1836): Originally just called Dade County after Francis L. Dade, a major in the U.S. Army during the Second ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. The most common type of history question people ask me can be summed up as: “Why’s it named that?” Everyone lives ...

Levy (1845): David Levy Yulee was one of the first senators of Florida when it became a state. He was also the first person ...

Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe. But now, nearly 200 years after the plant with the ...