The American Revolution of 1776 was driven by the winds of "no taxation without representation" with the original Thirteen ...

It is well known that European royal families tend to marry among each other to either maintain or expand their power-base.

Credit - Universal History Archive— Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American ...

Supporters need to follow Frederick Douglass' example — and make a case for conceiving of citizenship more broadly.

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WASHINGTON — The Farmers’ Almanac is ending publication after more than 200 years of providing readers with weather forecasts and nature tips.

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Guillermo Del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein makes substantial changes from the book, from backstories to entire ...

John Winthrop remains the longest-serving Connecticut governor in colonial or modern times at 18 years. He died in 1676.