America went to war against Spain to free Cuba from Spanish domination. But the war provided the United States an opportunity ...

The 1898 Wilmington massacre left dozens of Black North Carolinians dead. Conspirators also forced the city's multiracial government to resign at gunpoint Vanessa Armstrong Before fitness ...

The movies mentioned here are a strong starting point for anyone who wants a unique course in American history, but a deeper dive into American cinema will paint a larger, stranger, and more ...

As the American frontier expanded and political parties were developed, people began demanding a greater role in American ...

Veterans Day is a time to reflect on American history and those who made it. Fighting in World War I ended with a ceasefire ...

The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century, in what ...

And his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, called Trump's victory "the greatest political comeback in American history." Trump, in his victory address, touted that his political movement was one ...

But despite appearances, American Scary is less a study than an annotated list, embellished with nuggets of rakishly framed potted history (“LSD had entered the room”) and some pro forma ...

The Campaign Collection in the Political History Collections includes voting booths, ballot boxes, and ballots from the 18th to 21st centuries; and campaign banners, buttons, novelties and apparel ...

From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have been a transformative force shaping history.

World leaders congratulated Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he won the U.S. presidential election, capping a ...

Our opinions are our own. American Express made its name with cards that were as much status symbols as payment methods. In the 21st century, the issuer offers a complete line of cards with ...