Demography is about more than just people. It’s about the foundation of society, culture, and economy – and it’s deeply ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Snunith Shoham says she was only a few months old in February 1947 when British authorities permitted her family to leave one ...

Representative Jake Auchincloss discusses how the Democratic Party can offer meaningful alternatives to voters.

Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled plans to build dorms that will relieve pressure on the ...

Farrell: OK, so they wagered on the decadelong price of five metals: copper, chrome, nickel, tin and tungsten. Ehrlich would ...

At the start of the 19th century, The Genius of Liberty carried dispatches on events an ocean away and concerns as close as a ...

The Chronicle of the Morea is the history of 14th-century Greece, specifically the Peloponnese -- once called the Morea.

President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.

The census is mandated by the US Constitution. “The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term ...

Born Feb. 14, 1812, Columbus has gone from a simple settlement to Ohio’s largest city in its 213 years. Franklinton, named for Benjamin Franklin, was the first ...