Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig called history a "prime tool of social justice" in a ...

This primary season has left many Democrats wondering which way the party will go: moderate or progressive. But Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer explains why that’s the wrong question to ...

For some, history is just that: Something to be learned in a classroom — a collection of names and stories in thick textbooks. But there are many reasons history is important well beyond a midterm ...

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As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, a Lehigh Valley church is inviting people to look beyond the country’s well-known historical figures and events and instead explore the ...

In 1939, more than 120 years after the first photograph ever was taken, Robert Cornelius set up a camera in the back of his family’s store and took what is believed to be the very first photographic ...

For more than two centuries, amendments have allowed our Constitution to grow with the country. The 13th Amendment, for instance put an end to slavery, while the 19th gave women the vote. It was ...