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

Under Prussian leadership, Germany finally united into one country in 1871. About 13 years after unification, Germany turned ...

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 ...

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.

President Joe Biden has managed this national divide by marking both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in separate White House proclamations. But rather than divide up for rival civic holidays, ...

On a map, you see Maine to the right of New Hampshire and Vermont ... This was nearly six months before the Continental Congress signed the declaration. One of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire ...

Four critics from around the world re-view the review Contemporary life is cushioned in evaluation: suggested routes to walk ...

big-money interests that dominated politics in the Atlantic states that emerged from the original 13 colonies. They also wanted no part of the authoritarianism that dominated the political ...

Dozens of former British colonies are challenging their old colonial rulers to make amends for slavery and other injustices suffered under the British Empire. The idea of reparations was floated at ...

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

Advocates like Amanda Blake said this is a humane way to prevent feral cat colonies from getting out of control. “Putting them into a home-type situation isn’t really the best thing for them.