More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Ken Burns tackles ‘the most important event in the history of the world since the birth of Christ’—America’s Revolutionary War ...

Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and the tragedies of the nation’s ...

American history stretches back thousands of years through indigenous civilizations, then layers in centuries of colonial ...

Philadelphia will mark America’s 250th with “52 Weeks of Firsts,” a 2026 celebration of Philly inventions — from the first ...

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Their goal was to ...

America stands at the threshold of a new economic era, one that promises greater prosperity, security, and connectivity. Yet for communities across the Sunbelt and the nation, the energy required ...

Gone are the days when being called a nerd was an insult, so residents of Seattle, Washington, would not likely take offense learning that their city has been crowned the "nerdiest" in the nation.

If you boil it down to the basic facts, the era of commercial supersonic flight was a European phenomenon. Concorde, its ...

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American ...

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the ...

A new study from personal finance website WalletHub has highlighted the top small American cities to live in for 2025. The report, released Tuesday, comes after an Ipsos poll last year found that ...