In German colonies, slave labor, corporal punishment ... It should not be confused with the neighboring island of American ...

Between the 15th and 20th centuries, just 10 European countries colonized nearly the whole world. Colonization brought ...

Instead, I’ve been poring over Theodore Draper’s A Struggle for Power: The American Revolution. The 1996 volume looks back to the 17th and 18th centuries, and yet that distant history rhymes with ...

America has always relied heavily on the concept of union. It is literally what holds us together. The colonies would not have defeated the British if it was just Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and ...

Older than the United States itself, the service’s founding is dated to a 1775 resolution passed by the Second Continental ...

To experience one of the most significant sites in America's long and storied history, tourists should take a trip to South ...

Officials gathered to plant and dedicate the Liberty Tree at the Berks County Heritage Center in Bern Township. During the American Revolutionary War, the Sons of Liberty often convened under the ...

“Our song we did was called ’50-Nifty United States’, so we were able to share some history and what the 13 original colonies ...

In 1789, electors chosen by ten states cast ballots and elected George Washington as our first President of the United States.  America’s first election would not fit the modern definition of a ...

Welcome to another edition of This Day in History, where we delve into the remarkable events that have shaped our world.

We are a united group of Long Island City residents who have come together out of shared concern for the well-being of the cats within our community. While we all have our regular ...