The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with ...

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 ...

In 1939, more than 120 years after the first photograph ever was taken, Robert Cornelius set up a camera in the back of his family’s store and took what is believed to be the very first photographic ...

1619 marks a key moment in American and African-American history. This is why it matters — and why it's become controversial. Credit: Mashable composite; Getty Images / mikroman6 We look to history to ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative ...

The Grayson Springs Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, honored Susan Thorpe with the ...

With Women’s History Month underway and International Women’s Day approaching on March 8, classrooms and museums across the United States will be focusing on famous women who shaped the world we live ...

American gay liberation activist Marsha P Johnson (center left) in a crowd during the Pride March (later the LGBT Pride March) in New York on June 27, 1982. American gay liberation activist Marsha P ...