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 ...

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

Germany today is one of the most admired countries in Europe and around the world. Nevertheless, it isn’t far from anyone’s ...

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 United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone map ... This was nearly six months before the Continental Congress signed the declaration. One of the original 13 colonies, New ...

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 ...

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 ...

For 80 years the Calvert family of Maryland and the Penns of Pennsylvania had been locked in a bloody dispute over the boundary between the two colonies they had been granted by the English Crown.

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 ...

Pennsylvania served a similar function among the original thirteen colonies, linking the North and South and providing political stability that helped keep the young nation on solid ground. Each of ...

They spend the summer in Canada and the northwest United States, where they breed in colonies. More: Reporter remembers many ...

Tourist Photos From Antarctica May Help Map Penguin Colonies If you're lucky enough ... Thanks to this policy, the United States enjoys some of the cleanest air in the world.