Between the shots fired around the world outside of Boston and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Florida's strategic importance to the British crown preoccupied George Washington. The ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a ...

(The Conversation) — Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.

Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

To the editor: Judging by the coverage of improved test scores in the Los Angeles Unified School District, learning math and English is important, but where does history fit in? In our current age of ...

I sincerely believe there is still a necessity for Black History Month. I have been a student and teacher of Black history for more than six decades and counting. And I say Black history should be ...

Florida's strategic importance to the British during the American Revolution is often overlooked. The America250 celebration offers a chance to broaden the historical narrative to include Florida's ...