This Smithsonian Snapshot celebrates the April 3, 1860, anniversary of the Pony Express. In 1860, a relay system of horses began to carry mail across the 1,966-mile “central route” between St. Joseph, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Pony Express Museum is celebrating a major milestone honoring the famous, but short-lived, ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second ...

There was an awful lot of distance between what had been the Western frontier — Missouri and Iowa — and the new Pacific coast states of California and Oregon. It could take three months or longer to ...

Step back in time to 1921 and trace the origins of the iconic Appalachian Trail, a gem that winds through the beautiful Roanoke Valley. The one government agency that still reaches nearly every ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday. At least 3 detained in Nancy Guthrie case, ...