From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

It took over a century for the US electoral map to geographically assume the form that we associate with it today. A look at ...

There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the United States. The Dutch and Swedish governments would have ruled the most significant cities that were ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

The Electoral College, a compromise between the founders of the Constitution, has allowed states to select their own electors ...

When the Continental Congress chose this Latin motto for the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, it did so to assert the fact that thirteen British colonies in North America were now an ...

Al Jazeera looks at the US economy, demographics, geography and other indicators ahead of the November 5 elections.

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Donald Trump wins the Presidential Election in the key swing state of North Carolina, picking up the 16 Electoral College ...

Vice-President Kamala Harris says many people feel "like we are entering a dark time", but she hopes that's not the case.

Nov. 13, 2023. "The wood stork is the only species of stork that breeds in the U.S.," FWC says. "Wood storks are very social ...