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 ...

Explore the 250-year-old Continental Congress proclamation of a Day of Prayer, highlighting America's Christian heritage.

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.

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Trade flourished, as did personal fortunes; the Mughal kings, inundated with expensive gifts from Europe, gave away more and ...

Cary, who formerly served as adjunct professor in the Politics Department and White House speechwriter for George H.W Bush, ...

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

The Constitution of the United States took effect on July 21, 1788.  It applied to the thirteen former British colonies that had previously suffered through six years of war of rebellion against ...

With John Adams playing a key role, the Second Continental Congress moves closer to independence, adopting resolutions ...

More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a £4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called ...

Through boycotts and burning, women in Wilmington and Edenton took a stand in 1774 against England's taxation without ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...