It’s been described “as the greatest story never told”.The life of George Calvert from Kiplin Hall, between Richmond and ...

British and American cartoonists spent about a decade pillorying English politicians. But 1775 saw the end of that honeymoon. “In 1775, after the British standing army aims its guns at the colonists ...

The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...

In late August 1619, “20 and odd” captive Africans first touched the soil at Point Comfort (now Fort Monroe National Monument), part of England’s new colony in Virginia.These men and women ...

Since its official establishment, June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the Declaration of Independence — the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of the American ...

The Dutch established a lasting colony in South America that is today the country of Suriname. It lost South Africa and its Indian trading posts to the British, but retained control of the Dutch ...