Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher ...

With the world in kind of the state it’s in, the time for learning about civil debate has never been more important, so the ...

New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...

Jane Kamensky is the president and CEO of Monticello and the author of “A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

A movement for some Illinois counties to join Indiana threatens to resurrect an ominous practice from the 19th century.

Proposed cuts for prescribed burning could rekindle a debate over fire’s historical role in managing some forests.

According to Kelley, the treatment and praise Penny received from President Donald Trump made him “the perfect symbol for ...

In March 1774, British Parliament punished the Massachusetts colony for the ... plan that would create the first shared economy among the Colonies. If George III did not grant their redress ...

At the Williamsburg Snack Bar, at Miss Flo’s Diner in Northampton, on the streets of my hometown of Malden and at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield ... to dictators while turning our back on allies.

Tobacco, the colony’s staple crop, fueled economic growth and political dominance for the ... Maryland is joining California, ...