Trump and his acolytes demean the last few decades of scholarship in US history. It’s actually been a golden age of insight.

New Mexico legislators approved a measure this week to have state agencies examine the history, scope and continuing impacts ...

Our government increasingly interferes with the status of many professions, violating the professional status and practices ...

On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, when some manipulate memory, a scholar calls for a new look at the past.

The Trump administration is looking to change how Black history is presented at the park sites and museums under its influence. President Trump, who has eyes on the nation’s 250th birthday this summer ...

By 2019, after a decade of producing dozens of documentaries about Philadelphia history, the filmmakers at History Making Productions realized they had more than just the story of a city. They had the ...

On this day 190 years ago, a small band of patriots defiantly stood against the Mexican Army at the Battle of the Alamo—one of the most legendary displays ...

Ilia Malinin is seeking to build on a long list of Olympic gold medal winners in the event.

What does Black History mean today? Hear from 12 celebrities across music, sports, and film as they reflect on its power, legacy, and personal meaning.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the U.S., about an initiative to "debrief America" in its 250th year with essays by prominent Americans, starting with George W. Bush.

A decade before the U.S. constitution – lawmakers in Virginia met in pubs hatching out a plan to form the United States.

Donald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America ...