Set sail on the Potomac or wander the cobblestone streets of Old Town while learning of the country’s history.

In the autumn of 1774, delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies assembled in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall to define America's grievances, clarify the constitutional relationship between the colonies ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — More than 8,000 people filled the stands at Colonial Downs for the much-anticipated Virginia Derby on Saturday. American Promise won the race and secured a spot in the ...

FORT MONROE, Va. — On a scraggly rock outpost in eastern Virginia 400 years ago, a ship came to Fort Monroe with colonial America's first Africans, forced against their will to land in the New ...

And numerous historical maps during the colonial era referred to North America as either “Mexican America,” “Mexicana,” “Septentrional America” or a combination. One 1544 map ...

Wright probably was the second woman to practice law in the British colonies. She was one of the first American women to operate a business. She raised silkworms and made silk — an enterprise ...

Both are pervasive features of the old colonial order and of American history. They are part and parcel of colonialism’s racialized global and territorial segregation. Our colonial subjection ...

But Most People Think They Are Too Good For Ukrainians Are Changing Their Minds on the War The Hidden History of Bermuda Is Reshaping the Way We Think About Colonial America Map shows once-in-a ...

But Most People Think They Are Too Good For Ukrainians Are Changing Their Minds on the War The Hidden History of Bermuda Is Reshaping the Way We Think About Colonial America Map shows once-in-a ...

Pinkster is believed to have been the largest African American celebration in Colonial American and early U.S. history, Dewulf said in an email. Black people organized Pinkster events, but ...

As more and more communities recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, you might be wondering what the best way is to celebrate. A great first step is to learn about ...