A lot has changed since 18th-century writer Thomas Paine penned his famous “Common Sense,” a 47-page pamphlet that galvanized Americans in 1776 by arguing for the Thirteen Colonies’ independence from ...

The vice president is also the projected winner in Maryland and DC, while Trump secured West Virginia’s electoral votes.

Few people realize, though, that before the world wars Germany had 11 colonies in Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific. German ...

During the Revolutionary period, American money often contained messages about unity. The image of thirteen interlocking rings on Continental money was intended to illustrate the solidarity of the ...

Members of the Fort Schuyler Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution visited the home of one of the 56 signers of ...

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 ...

One of the deepest schisms within America is those who view themselves as victims of the past, and those who see themselves as victims of the country’s future ...

Proposed obverse designs for a three-year Proof American Eagle, Charters of Freedom platinum $100 coin series to be issued by ...

Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...

The Electoral College is the final process taken before a President is elected for a four-year term and inaugurated.