The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

Annie Polland argues that studying our humble roots teaches us what really makes American history exceptional.

Someone should ask President Trump the following: “What would the name ‘Kent State’ mean to you?” I doubt it would mean ...

But the source of the inferno was not what it seemed Critics have called the Vaillancourt Fountain an “eyesore,” while supporters say it’s an important chapter in the city’s history Cool Finds The ...

History lessons are being wiped from the internet, and California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away ...

Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump ...

After reframing a federal education grant program to align with President Donald Trump’s policies, the U.S. Department of ...

Public schools across the country are directing teachers to use curriculum resources from a nonprofit that teaches American history through the lens of racial and sexual oppression.

Talk about good timing. Antisemitism, an American Tradition, a powerful new book by American University professor Pamela Nadell, has just been published. The book comes at a time when certain sectors ...

Climber Jim Morrison and filmmaker Jimmy Chin discussed Morrison's history-making descent of Everest's north side on skis.

Trump’s moves have dredged up “bitter memories” from the “long record of U.S. military interventions” in Latin America, said ...