What if the Thanksgiving holiday we celebrate today was shaped by centuries of evolving customs rather than a single historic feast The story of Thanksgiving ...

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...

Chances are fair that you’ve heard about this new American Revolution documentary series that has announced itself like Paul Revere’s midnight ride. You might have even ingested a think piece or two ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

Archaeologists in Ohio are uncovering hidden pieces of early American history beneath the charred floorboards of a historic tavern. The excavation is part of recovery efforts at the Overfield Tavern ...

Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history. American ...

The American Revolution marked a turning point in the lives of colonists living in America, who, after years of mistreatment by the British, finally declared their independence. Although this turning ...

What if I told you that some slaves in the American South were white? Or that British gentlemen in India used to hire people to cover themselves in jams to attract mosquitoes? Don’t believe me? Well ...

UFO sightings have been reported throughout recorded history and in various parts of the world, raising questions about life on other planets and whether extraterrestrials have visited Earth. They ...

Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (CNN) — The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), ...