Years later, he wrote that his life was in as “much jeopardy as it ever had been before or since.” Washington was pursuing a ...

Before he led a revolution, George Washington sparked one. This video explores how a young officer’s ambush in the Ohio Valley helped ignite a global conflict—the Seven Years' War. Known in North ...

William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776.

For centuries, visitors have been enchanted by the mists and magic of Niagara Falls, N.Y.—home to one of the most iconic ...

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In the Treaty of Paris France ceded Canada to Britain and the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, to Spain. Spain gave up its claim to Florida. Shortly after the Treaty, King George issued a ...

In a world of increasingly predictable tourist destinations, the Giant Quarter of Everett stands as a shining (literally) example of American roadside whimsy – proving that sometimes the best travel ...

Read It From Thomas Carlyle’s gripping history to Charles Dickens’ enduring tragedy and the rise of literary superheroes, the ...