Although it killed more people, the Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin was overshadowed by the Chicago Fire, which happened on the ...

Explore the heart-wrenching history of the Abandoned White House Veterans Home in this documentary-style video. Join us on a USA bus road trip as we delve into forgotten sites and reveal the poignant ...

Far from the colonists' front lines, Cubans, Mexicans and Spaniards aided the American Revolution.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, The Times consulted scholars across the country to identify historical figures ...

While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on, the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and a nonprofit called ...

In the last decade, at least 20 states have passed laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught in schools. Since taking office, President Trump has pushed further with executive orders ...

President Trump’s new executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” does just the opposite. It’s a declaration of war on American history, demanding that Smithsonian ...

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