Early America’s obsession with the West was inspired in part by early 1830s artists like George Catlin. His paintings and ...

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

Louisiana Purchase, early settlers in Mississippi and Louisiana had the ability to vaccinate themselves and the enslaved ...

Everyone knows the two major players in American politics: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. At all elections ...

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Many Mississippi Territory settlers were saved from smallpox in the early 19th century because of actions taken by William C.

In 1901, a broken tombstone from the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown was rediscovered in ...

A rich knight likely paid a handsome sum to import the ornately carved monument, despite brutal conditions in the Jamestown ...

Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject ...

The man arrested after apparently plotting to assassinate the former president, wrote a book in which he apologised to Iran for Trump cancelling a nuclear deal. Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure ...

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The figures are adjusted for seasonal swings but not inflation. It’s an encouraging sign for America’s economy, since consumer spending represents two-thirds of US economic output. Retail ...