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 ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...

There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the United States ... but abolished along with slavery in the rest of the British Empire in 1834, with no Civil ...

Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...

Maine, New Hampshire’s eastern neighbor, takes that label. On a map, you see Maine to the right of New Hampshire ... Continental Congress signed the declaration. One of the original 13 colonies, New ...

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detailed infrared map ever of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top to bottom: NGC 3576, NGC 6357, Messier 17, NGC 6188, Messier 22 and NGC 3603. “We have changed the view of our ...

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan resigned last month from his position at third-party leadership movement No Labels, stoking speculation that the moderate Republican could mount a potential ...

Bresnahan, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district, announced that he has earned the endorsement from No Labels — a national movement committed to fostering ...

A small cohort of turkey hunters wants more people to understand the beauty and challenge of hunting for your supper. What are your thoughts on hunting? By Jeremy Engle How do you feel about ...

Choosing "no antibiotics" versions of those foods is one way to minimize that threat. But as a stand-alone claim on a food label, "no antibiotics" (and related claims, such as "raised without ...

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 ...