History's great powers rose on innovation, dominated through trade, then crumbled under peripheral wars. As US strikes on ...

American history has changed dramatically in a relatively short period of time. Since the nation’s founding, major political decisions, technological ...

This episode compresses the history of the United States into 45 seconds using Google Earth, tracing the nation’s expansion from thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast to a continental and global ...

In two weeks the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the term’s vitally important birthright ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of President James Madison—the Father of our Constitution and intellectual architect of the American Founding, whose ...

Between 1953 and 1977, the U.S. and Iran had a mostly cordial relationship. During the 1960s, the U.S. assisted Iran in creating its nuclear program, providing a nuclear reactor and significant ...

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The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has long been at the forefront of revealing the hidden history of racial injustice in America, and its A History of Racial Injustice project is central to this ...

Former President George W. Bush reflected on the life and legacy of George Washington. His recorded essay is part of a p… Historian Karin Wulf reflected on the life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The White House is expected to begin briefing Congress this week on U.S. military action in Iran at a time when some lawmakers are ...

President Trump announced early Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking "major combat operations in Iran," as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger criticized President Trump's record on affordability during the Democratic response to the State of the Union address Tuesday night, as the party sought to counter the ...