Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

Rosa María Payá has joined the Organization of American States’ human rights commission, despite backing US sanctions on Cuba ...

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

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...