When the British took control of Florida in 1763, St. Augustine already had extensive Spanish-built defenses, but British officers were concerned about an attack from a nearby river and ordered the ...

Have you noticed that the names of the “Kontraks” are inspired by figures and legends from Philippine history? Highly trained ...

The quaint and historic city of Beaufort, South Carolina, has been named a top coastal town by USA Today Reader’s Choice 10 ...

If you grew up here, chances are you either rode the Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach or heard family members wax nostalgic ...

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

Centuries-old buildings and a massive stone fort in St. Augustine, Florida, serve as enduring reminders of Spain’s long history in the region, predating the United States by generations. At such a ...

The oldest and, at one point, largest high school west of the Mississippi was for many years Phoenix Union High School, which produced notable alumni.

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor holds many documents from the early 20th century when the United States colonized the ...

16.Grace Episcopal Church (Yorktown, Virginia) — Built in 1697, Grace Episcopal is reportedly haunted by the spirits of ...

Protests erupt in South Africa as demonstrators accuse Ukraine of terrorism, revealing a growing backlash against foreign ...

Caroline Collins looks at such people as mariners, explorers, whalers and shipbuilders between the 16th and 20th centuries ...