As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in ...

While we might associate M&Ms with all-things fun and whimsical today, they were actually popularized in one of the world's ...

Today in History for July 17: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of ...

A court in El Salvador has sentenced three former military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during ...

Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Dowling Watford, left, and Glenn Bakels, right, stand in Riverbend Park, once the spot where the U.S. Army battled Seminoles ...

Descendants of WWII's 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion express outrage over Trump's decision to rename military bases honoring Black veterans.

Several Native influencers, performers, and academics took to social media this week to criticize Beyoncé or decry the ...

Every single generation is convinced, it seems, that their revolution will work, and their moment is uniquely in need of ...

The first recorded translation of the U.S. anthem, into German, was done by schoolteacher, choir director and future New ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...