That story is told in a new book of the same name, the work of a pair of preeminent scholars of colonial Louisiana, Nathalie ...

Liberty is a core American value that is especially dear to Coloradans. The state was established at a time when the nation’s ...

The historical origins of the present use of the terms is normally attributed to a man named Thomas Nast considered by some ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a civil rights leader and political outsider, ran for president in two groundbreaking campaigns that changed American politics. A son of the segregated South who went from ...

One hundred seventeen years ago today, the original singing cowboy, a songwriter and politician, was born in Texas.

On October 19, 1781, the cause of liberty was immortalized on a riverside Virginia field when the Continental Army wrested victory from the arms of the ...

The White House, at times throughout its history, has been a proving ground for American know-how using and showcasing ...

What was the only state to have a queen? Who was the shortest U.S. president? Plus, more fun USA trivia you didn't learn in ...

Louisiana is asking the Supreme Court to erase a critical chapter of the past and to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

The U.S. Constitution was intended to be amended,” writes historian Jill Leporein her new book, "We the People: A History of ...

No Kings protesters in Edwards in June. Another No Kings protest will be held in the same place on Saturday (David O.

The country was more anti-king than ever. The state constitution was tuned to a diverse population in the Colorado territory, ...