The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist Churches in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document ...

Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, ...

HBO's popular historical drama The Gilded Age, created and written by Julian Fellowes, debuted in January 2022.

Good catch! She did not take that standing down. Which brings us to our next big fact vs. fiction check on Season 3 of “The ...

In a story published July 3, 2025 about an anti-slavery scroll, The Associated Press erroneously reported the document shed ...

Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

To celebrate the Fourth of July here are 13 —signifying the original 13 states — movies that celebrate what it means to be ...

California’s court fight to reign in the president's use of troops in Los Angeles now hangs on a 19th century law with grim ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?