The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a ...

Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have ...

U.S. history knowledge is declining in schools. An MPS teacher tried changing that by bringing America 250 lessons to her ...

As we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, test your civics knowledge and see how your score compares to others.

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Is America caught in a loop of extreme crises? From the great recession to the Covid-19 pandemic to extreme political polarization, the past 15 years have ...

Slavery was neither central to America’s founding nor the primary source of the country’s subsequent prosperity. Yet both ideas have gained currency in recent years, making it likely that the nation ...