Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union.

Thirteen Colonies as a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression stored in public ...

In fact, Connecticut became a state on Jan. 9, 1788 - 237 years ago today. However, the state's history extends back much ...

Together with Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton, these early settlements became a royal province in 1679, existing under the ...

New Jersey will mark some significant anniversaries in 2025, as you might expect from one of the original 13 colonies.

The American Revolution began as a North American conflict between the newly formed United States and Great Britain over the question of whether the thirteen colonies could become an independent ...

North Carolina, which was at one time combined with South Carolina to form a single territory, was one of the original 13 colonies and became the 12th state in 1789. It sent the most troops to ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire's oldest town is over 400 years old. But did you know the state actually started in two different settlements? According to the Rye Historical ...

New Jersey will mark some significant anniversaries in 2025, as you might expect from one of the original 13 colonies in advance of the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. While the anniversaries ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Wendel White / Courtesy of Radius Books A fascinating new photography project takes ...