Indiana's 92 counties are named for individuals who played a role in the Revolutionary War, with some of the most well-known ...

According to historian Gordon Wood, American cities experienced increased rowdiness, labor strikes, and racial and ethnic conflicts after 1800. On the frontier, life was also harsh.

This interactive map, produced by University of Georgia historian Claudio Saunt to accompany his new book West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History o ...

America was put on the map 500 years agoIn 1507, a cartographer came up with a name for the New World — and it stuck By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER , Associated Press April 25, 2007 ...