Two hundred forty-nine years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to separate the American colonies from ...

They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan. When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies.

New York New York is a state within the United States and is one of the original 13 colonies that formed the country following the American Revolution.

Discover the 13 American colonies, their establishment by Great Britain, diverse characteristics, and their journey to unity ...

Photographer Wendel White created Manifest: Thirteen Colonies as a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression stored in public and private collections.

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

Three more high-ranking MS-13 gang members pleaded guilty to their roles in killings involving machetes and guns on Long Island, prosecutors say.

The history of the settlement of the New World focuses on the big dogs: Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal. But a handful of smaller countries tried to get in on the deal, too, before getting ...