The names of Yellowstone’s beautiful landscapes, like Hayden Valley, tell stories of explorers and geologists, evolving into a formal process for honoring nature and local history.

The US' history goes back thousands of years, thanks to a wealth of archaeological sites that give insight into the first ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the map to justify the United States entering World War II—but as one historian told ...

Republican North Carolina Rep. Tim Moore posted a viral video showing a hidden passageway under the floorboards of the ...

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After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June 1775 ...

THE TOWN OF Peterborough originated in 1738 as a six-mile-square tract of land granted by the General Court of the Province ...

In Effingham’s Oak Ridge Cemetery, there are two very simple grave markers indicating the burial place of a woman who was a major figure in women’s history. Her name was Ada Kepley. Reflections of her ...

Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies that founded the United States. Known as the “Bay State,” there are loads of things to do in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has a rich history, art, ...

It's what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries.

For a quintessential small-town experience, time your visit to coincide with the Central Kansas Free Fair and Parade, a ...