The April 'Forgotten Founders' program at Rodman Public Library will focus on James Otis Jr., an early figure who challenged ...

From Franklin's "Join or Die" woodcuts to editorial cartoons, the AIDS crisis to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, art has captured America's struggles.

Hong Kong became a British colony after the Opium Wars in the 19th century. This video explains the events, trade disputes, ...

And on that quiet island in the Potomac, just as it had in 1634, the story of religious freedom was celebrated once more with the same simple act: a priest at the altar, the faithful gathered, and ...

Before the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders in South Carolina created a shadow government to replace the authority of British royalty. This became the Republic of South Carolina.

The new panel is intended to “shape ongoing and future restitution processes more effectively” and coordinate with ...

The best way to honor the first documented African woman in the English colonies is to build a country where belonging is not ...

Francis Makemie is sometimes called the father of American Presbyterianism, and he earned that status thanks to two episodes ...

When Queen Elizabeth I signed a charter for a new trading mandate named the East India Company on New Year’s Eve in 1600, ...

US President Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for Pakistan’s jihadist terror-sponsoring army chief Asim Munir ...

In colonial America, it was firearms from other countries that armed soldiers, but for most of the civilian populace, American-made fowlers fit the bill.

Anna Barker's latest guest column looks at Saratoga Springs and the French Alliance ...