The United States of America initially consisted of 13 states that had been British colonies until their independence was declared in 1776 and verified by the Treaty of Paris in 1783: New Hampshire, ...

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 ...

One of the wealthiest colonies in the Americas, St. Domingue produced half of all the sugar and coffee exported to Europe and the United States ... In the 13 years of fighting, more than 100,000 ...

In Alabama, Secretary of State Wes Allen wrote in an August 13 press release that he identified ... "I have even gone so far as to testify before a United States Senate Committee regarding the ...

That meant slavery was now legal in each of the thirteen British colonies that would soon become the United States. But the conflict between those who supported racial enslavement and those who ...

The Declaration of Independence is the document that established the United States of America's independence ... the US was made up of thirteen colonies under British rule, and relations were ...

Newsweek has mapped which U.S. states have the fastest internet speeds, according to figures compiled by Data Pandas. Topping the list was Connecticut, with average internet speeds of 119.13 Mbps ...

Apr. 30, 1789 Despite not actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under ... was composed of 13 disparate colonies ruled ...

You may be wondering: What 20 colonies? I thought there were 13. What gives ... having been persecuted by their neighbors, fled the United States. Many landed in what is now the Canadian province ...

From Meridian Township and Base Line Road downstate to Burt Lake Up North, the earliest surveyors and their work have left an ...

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

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.