Was it an irrational act? Hardly. Pearl Harbor merely gave him the excuse he had long been seeking.

The daring and desperate acts of rebellion from New York to the Caribbean shattered contemporary stereotypes of enslaved peoples and challenged the institution of slavery itself. In 1811, enslaved ...

After nearly three years of horrific, industrialized war raged across Europe and repeated German effrontery, the United States dropped its neutral stance and joined the fight in April 1917. ByK. M.

These articles, videos, podcasts and websites from the Smithsonian chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States History of Now Meilan Solly - Senior Associate ...

This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...

Schools across the country have been caught up in spirited debates over what students should learn about United States history. We talked to social studies teachers about how they run their classrooms ...

WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED. AS SOON AS THAT STARTS, WE’LL BRING IT TO YOU. A PIECE OF UNITED STATES HISTORY OFF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COAST. THE SS UNITED STATES, WHICH HAS BEEN DOCKED IN PHILADELPHIA SINCE ...