Here's the story of the first elementary school in Rhode Island. According to the Portsmouth Historical Society, the site of The Southermost Schoolhouse traces back to 1716, when the town of ...

In that article we dedicated to the tragic end of the Dutch Prime Minister and his brother in 1672, we explained that the Treaty of Dover, signed between Charles II of England ... and English colonies ...

Changing maps to say "Gulf of America" doesn't change history, and likely won't change what most people call the massive ...

Guest Opinion. The story of tobacco in colonial Virginia represents one of the earliest and most significant cases of ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Jonathan Edwards, one of Northampton’s most famous residents, was a revolutionary preacher ...

Romila Thapar’s influence on Indian history has been significant, but her perspective is deeply rooted in a Marxist framework ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

The taunting post was just one in a recent string of comments from Trump suggesting that the United States annex Canada and ...

Groundhog Day may be one of the weirder American holidays. How did it come to be? Here is the origin story of Punxsutawney ...

Twisting through the American city of Boston, the Freedom Trail isn’t long, but links so many must-see locations where modern ...

Depending where you're from, rooting for the Eagles in the upcoming Super Bowl may feel taboo -- something you've sworn to never do, no matter the ...