*For generations, many Americans have described the United States as a “Christian nation.” The phrase appears in political ...

Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme ...

By America's 100th birthday, people traveled by steamboat and buggy, communicated via telegrams, and the Gilded Age was afoot ...

One of the most respected higher-learning institutions in the United States, Yale University was named for American-born ...

Ever wish you could hop in a time machine and see what life was really like in the 1800s? The Bucktown General Store in ...

Paul E. Peterson interviews Paul Carrese, author of "Teaching America: Reflective Patriotism in Schools, College, and Culture ...

That tension extended far beyond Washington and reached deep into Northern states such as Wisconsin, where Milwaukee emerged ...

The Supreme Court says citizenship can't depend on your parents' immigration status. So why are millions of American families ...

In honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, a recent poll asked Americans what the United States has done best since declaring independence in 1776 ...

The holiday reminds them of the nation's failure to uproot racism.

As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever ...

The original version of this story was published on March 9, 2025. It’s been updated and republished in conjunction with ...