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

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

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

New Jersey has voted in blue in the past eight presidential elections. A look at the state's voting history and when it ...

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 ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

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

York County welcomed America250PA, the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial ... their opposition to British rule in the colonies. This historic tree became a beacon ...

Our first president recognized the importance of civility at an early age. The colonies were still operating within the European hierarchy of social order, but young Washington knew the importance of ...

In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great demand, and truckloads of bee colonies travel the country to accommodate crop growers. A new study looks at pollination contracts between ...

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Commonwealth countries adopted Saturday their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the ...