American history isn’t just presidents, wars, and famous speeches. Some of the country’s biggest changes came after angry ...

After discovering a list that ranked Mankato, Kansas among America's most boring towns, Yes Theory set out to prove it wrong.

The first fireworks for American independence were launched on May 16, 1776, in Williamsburg, Virginia, weeks before the ...

Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one ...

Every now and then, two books appear that seem to be in quiet conversation, even when they come from opposite directions. Kathleen DuVal's "Native Nations" looks across centuries of North American ...

Those of us who lived through the 1960s and 1970s should be forgiven for feeling incredulous right now. We learned valuable lessons back then, about war, energy security, the environment and racial ...