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 ...

"Good Morning America" moves into its new Hudson Square studio at the Robert A. Iger building in New York City.

Learn the history of America's Independence Day, including why we celebrate on July 4. ... “Taxation without representation!” was the battle cry in America’s 13 Colonies, ...

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 ...

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a ...

On one side were the councilors who voted 5-0 to buy the former Bank of America building downtown in the hopes of attracting business, preferablyin the food and beverage industry. On the other side ...

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 ...

Colony Ridge, I quickly learned, is a study in contradictions. Crime exists — fueled by strained public resources and the kind of unfettered growth under lax regulation Texas is known for.

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 ...