The Oorang Bang has a storied history in LaRue. The village is set to celebrate that history on Friday and Saturday.

As with many very famous people whose celebrity peaked a century ago, Jim Thorpe is now only faintly recalled by the general public. But a new biography of the world-beating Native American ...

This Day in History. On this day in history, May 28, 1887, one of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, was born ...

The HISTORY Channel is set to premiere a new two-hour documentary on one of America’s most legendary athletes, Jim Thorpe .

EXCLUSIVE: Thorpe, a drama about the formative years of Native American Olympic track and field Gold Medalist Jim Thorpe, is on a fast track, just in time for Native American Heritage Month.

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History is often shared through generational stories among Native American families. Jim Thorpe’s journey wasn’t chronicled only through word of mouth. His talents were well-known worldwide ...

David Lenok speaks with Alma Soongi Beck and Professor Jo Carillo about the multifaceted legal landscape surrounding estates involving Native Americans, focusing on Jim Thorpe’s controversial ...

Other athletes and former athletes also pushed to make Thorpe the sole gold ... seven decades after his death, Jim got back what was rightfully his. The Native American who brought glory to ...