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 ...

We all assume that school teaches us the truth … but as time passes, some truths are debunked. Here are a few things that ...

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 ...

Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and ...

This gathering is known as the First Continental Congress. You may be wondering: What 20 colonies? I thought there were 13. What gives? In 1774, British North America included 20 colonies — not ...

In a way, Alaska existed in the Russian imagination long before it had a place on the Russian map. Russian fur hunters ... The British lost the American colonies during this time, the French ...

Rummaging through one of biggest, most valuable datasets not in government hands, we discovered some fascinating links ...

Timed with the spread of its first-party mapping data, Apple is giving the Maps app a big upgrade in iOS 13 that represents the company’s biggest push yet to overtake Google Maps as the world’s most ...

More than 50 tables of dealers buying and selling cards and memorabilia. Proceeds benefit homeless children. 3-8 p.m. Sept.

Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed star in Catherine Hardwicke's searing portrayal of teens gone bad. Wood plays Tracy, an impressionable student who befriends Evie (Reed), the coolest---and most ...

Developed in collaboration with Behaviour Interactive, the new Stellaris: Cosmic Storms expansion and free 3.13 'Vela' update ...

A poor Kolkata neighborhood lost power during a heat wave, unlike a nearby luxury mall. The resulting protest exposed extreme heat’s unequal toll in India.