if you believe the government, that is. The keepers of the Great Seal of the United States, the emblem on the back of the US$1 bill, want you to know what it is not. It is not a sign that ...

In Great Britain, it was Imperial weights and measures and Fahrenheit. "Because Britain had so much influence here in North America, Canada and the United States sided with the Imperial system as ...

In his latest book Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia acclaimed author Gore Vidal writes that, “Not since the 1846 attack on Mexico in order to seize California has an ...

The modern seal of the President of the United States (image: whitehouse.gov) According to the Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, the modern seal was first defined on October 25, 1945 ...

This month marks the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the Great Seal of the United States, which is most often seen on the back of the $1 bill. But if John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and ...

The Great Seal of the United States is a powerful national emblem, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and authority. Used to authenticate important documents, such as treaties and commissions ...

We speak with historian and New York University professor Greg Grandin about his new book, “Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism.” ...