Even before 1960, when seventeen countries in Africa gained independence in a single year, American diplomats had identified ...

The US semiquincentennial invites the chance to dream up what Maryland’s largest city could look like in another quarter millennium. Here’s what community members hope to see.

Rita Hayworth, Lucille Ball, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are some of the powerful names who have starred ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

With an estimate of $2-4 million, this historical document has a prestigious provenance that adds to an already unique story.

President-elect Donald Trump has made international headlines by suggesting that Canada could become the 51st state and the U.S. could purchase Greenland.

Ken Burns' upcoming six-part series The American Revolution, which explores the country's founding and its eight-year War for Independence, has been lined up for a fall premiere on PBS.

The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country's founding and its War for ...

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year ...

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