A tour of America’s past through 26 works that captured the country’s character and contradictions.

Netflix's "The American Experiment" serves as both a crash course in U.S. history and a reflection on the state of American democracy as the nation nears its 250th anniversary. The five-part ...

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In Irvington, New York State, outside the town hall, a ­heavily bearded figure lies beneath a beech tree. It’s a ­statue of ...

As Great Britain readies itself for an eighth prime minister of the 21st century, we've put them all in order from worst to ...

NASCAR’s safer barriers and safety measures for driver protection were lauded last week when Chase Elliott got loose and slammed Christopher Bell into the barriers at Michigan International Speedway.

A new report criticizing the Smithsonian is “part of a broader effort that threatens to reduce American history to ...

These six presidential speeches are some that have most reverberated through the ages, and whose impacts are still felt today ...

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A B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, killing all eight occupants, marking it one of the deadliest B-52 accidents in decades and the most fatal at Edwards AFB since 1951 ...

What a new Florida history course misses about the founders and slavery—and about the complexity of history itself.

As we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, test your civics knowledge and see how your score compares to others.