The Mayflower Compact changed the course of history by paving the road to democracy and self-governance in America.

At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national ...

It is one of the most recognizable obelisks in the world, but did you know the Washington Monument we know today is not the ...

Mississippi’s warts-and-all approach to reflecting its history as part of the state’s official commemoration of the nation’s ...

Museums around the country are celebrating the nation’s heritage in ways that go beyond what might be considered traditional.

A literary spat between 'America' and William F. Buckley 65 years ago is proving to have been eerily proleptic in light of Mr ...

Talk about good timing. Antisemitism, an American Tradition, a powerful new book by American University professor Pamela Nadell, has just been published. The book comes at a time when certain sectors ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Dr. John E. Fleming was involved in the creation of the first national African American museum in Ohio and later, Smithsonian ...

(RNS) — This February marks the 50th anniversary of the national commemoration of Black History Month, proclaimed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebrations. But Black ...