In colonial America, even a short journey could turn deadly. Roads were little more than muddy trails, rivers were ...

Mackinac State Historic Parks is hosting a fascinating virtual program that explores how tea shaped British society at remote ...

Family lore has it that Irving got into some sort of heated disagreement with Cornelius, and got revenge by bestowing the Van Winkle name on his main character—a man unflatteringly described as having ...

Reenactors portraying George Washington and Ben Franklin say America’s 250th is a chance to tell the true, complex story of America’s founding.

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The Revolutionary War was about many things — self-governance being at the core — but a major driver was access to land. The British restricted colonists’ migration westward across the Appalachian ...

U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it. U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control ...

DEI movement put the future of the high school class in question, but it ultimately survived the State Board of Education’s review.

A new report by the Congressional Budget Office shows that, absent immigration, America’s population will begin to shrink by 2030. As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, this ...

NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view ...

As the British Red Coats retreated through Lexington on April 19, 1775, after the Battle of Lexington and Concord, two men, ...

Savion Horn watched as “before” and “after” images appeared on a screen at the front of his classroom: black-and-white photos of boys and girls, much younger than him and his classmates, first with ...