Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

William Harvey Carney actions amid some of the most intense combat of the Civil War would earn him the respect of his fellow ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

I officially became one of the 1,200 music industry members comprising the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s voting body in 2022 — ...

Despite recent market turmoil and fears of fading American Exceptionalism, I remain confident in the long-term strength of US ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

A favorite of celebrities, Tamara de Lempicka's art deco style comes home to Houston in a retrospecitve exhibit.

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Rick Atkinson in Lexington, Mass., about the first book of his forthcoming trilogy about the American Revolution, "The British are Coming." ...