Bonfires and Illuminations. On July 8, 1776, the first public readings of the Declaration were held in Philadelphia’s Independence Square to the ringing of bells and band music.

From the first reported case of AIDS to the present, what is the history of HIV-AIDS and are there parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Here are some of the United Nations' history-making events as the world body marks the anniversary of its founding on June 26 ...

Why did Trump bomb iran? Why is the U.S. helping Israel? The answers are complex, but this timeline of U.S.-Iran relations ...

Israeli air and missile strikes were reported against Tehran, Natanz, Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility, Tabriz, Kermanshah, and Borujerd. The Israel Defense Forces reported that the attacks, ...

The secretary of state is a state-level position in 47 of the 50 states. The position does not exist in Alaska, Hawaii and Utah.In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the office is called the ...

The Pentagon detailed Operation Midnight Hammer, the "largest B-2 strike in U.S. history," targeting three Iranian nuclear ...

Cassell's history of the United States by Ollier, Edmund, 1827-1886. Publication date [1874-77] Topics United States -- History Publisher London ; New York : Cassell, Petter & Galpin Collection ...

June 19th, better known as Juneteenth, is the national holiday marking the emancipation of the last enslaved people in ...

Donald Trump intends to make the world—especially besieged Iranian civilians—wait a little longer to learn if he plans to ...

Donald Trump's reliance on a two-week timeline for a decision on Iran represents a striking failure of self-awareness.