In Irvington, N.Y., outside the town hall, a heavily bearded figure lies beneath a beech tree. It’s a statue of Rip Van Winkle, the character created by the town’s namesake, Washington Irving, who ...

Most historians are lucky to have readers. Zinn has fans. A People’s History made him, by the standards of historians at any rate, a celebrity. In the early 2000s, he coordinated stage performances ...

This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone in our Nation’s history: 250 glorious years of American independence. From the very beginning, our country has been blessed with countless black ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all? Supported by In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative ...

Here are ways Florida’s advanced high school history program, which students can use for college credit, differs from other curriculums. By Dana Goldstein Florida has created a new American history ...

All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day. Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander History Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific ...

With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union. In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law ...