history

New markers dot a 2-mile stretch of the Oregon Trail near Malta, thanks to the work of an aspiring Eagle Scout, a number of volunteers, and a Bureau of Land Management archaeologist.

Teachers invited to a lecture series are learning more about Idaho's unique role in the country’s history.

Idahoans can celebrate Historic Preservation Month by touring the state's roads through historic photos

A recent collaboration of students, teachers and parents resulted in a display to help students learn the birth of the United States of America.

A renovation team found a surprise recently while working on an old house in Boise.

Something to do today: visit the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise for a ... well ... an interesting presentation.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) The city of Twin Falls is needing to fill an open position on a commission aimed at preserving the city's history.

It was the turning point of World War II. More than 9,000 U.S. and allied soldiers lost their lives, but the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, commonly known as D-Day, allowed these 160,000 troops to gain a foothold in Nazi occupied France.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KLIX) – They are big, they are fierce and, lucky for us, they don’t live here anymore. But starting Saturday you can view their fossil remains at the Idaho Museum of Natural History.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – You’ve likely have heard of Stricker Ranch, perhaps you've even visited the place; but you may not have heard all of the things Curtis Johnson plans to tell you about the historic site at a public lecture in March.

History’s Vikings famously ditches the classic helmet imagery, but did you know the concept of filthy, horned raiders was historically inaccurate anyway? Or that the Travis Fimmel series pays homage to classic Norse myth in its titles? Sharpen your axes and fill your flagons, and let the 24th episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?’ take you along with Ragnar Lothbrok for a raiding party on History’s Vikings!

Today is an important day. It's hard for me to believe that we used to have drinking fountains, restrooms, bus seats, etc. for white's only. The thought of it, still breaks my heart. Thankfully our society heard Martin Luther King, Jr.? “I Have a Dream” speech issued on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and started treating people equally.