When most scholars of U.S. history study the birth and growth of the country, very few of them consider the Upper Peninsula’s ...

Most of us grew up with a version of American history that felt settled, even tidy. The founding myths were clear, the heroes ...

Think you know American history? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. The story of the United States is far more complicated, painful, and fascinating than what most of us learned in school. Too often, the ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on, the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and a nonprofit called ...

TALLAHASSEE – Some Florida high-school students could be sitting in new college-level American history classes next year, as ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country has had a packed, complicated history, full of events that were inspiring, ...