In preparation for the U.S. Semiquincentennial this summer, we’re featuring two key texts in American history. First, Professor Nora Slonimsky joins NPR’s Sarah McCammon to discuss the legacy and ...

Stopped at Chiriaco Summit and found a powerful piece of American WWII history sitting right in the desert. The General ...

“It’s not enough to declare a month of recognition when the systems we rely on to repair justice are not ...

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

In 1939, more than 120 years after the first photograph ever was taken, Robert Cornelius set up a camera in the back of his family’s store and took what is believed to be the very first photographic ...

1619 marks a key moment in American and African-American history. This is why it matters — and why it's become controversial. Credit: Mashable composite; Getty Images / mikroman6 We look to history to ...

Donald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America ...