A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

For 178 years, the Smithsonian Institution and its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and resource centers, National Zoo, and other affiliates have been responsible for chronicling and displaying ...

Raj Tawney, an essayist and journalist who writes about family, food and culture, is the author of “Colorful Palate: A ...

Peabody Energy is poised for growth due to rising global coal demand, declining supply, and strategic expansions. Read why ...

It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding the American Revolutionary War. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons of Liberty members ...

Texas joined the United States in 1845, and American interest in the Panhandle increased. The Red River War (1874–1875) ...

Editor’s Note: Author Richard Parker died early last month, after this review was published in print and days after publication of his book The Crossing. “My dad was a person that loved learning about ...

The possibility of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was shared by the entire American free Black community, whether ...

New Delhi: The invitations to the last supper came on the Prime Minister’s personal letterhead, marked 10, Downing Street.

It marked the culmination of decades of anti-French Catholic sentiment dating back to the 1850s, when waves of Québécois and ...

In 1794, the U.S. signed a treaty with Britain to stop the seizures and improve Anglo-American relations ... But it has been used three other times in history: during the War of 1812 and World ...