Alternative facts have always been with us, and they've always been used to cover up uncomfortable truths. Here's some history you'll want to rewrite in your memory.

West Point is the longest continuously garrisoned military installation in the US. It's also home to the selective United ...

U.S. history knowledge is declining in schools. An MPS teacher tried changing that by bringing America 250 lessons to her ...

Impress your friends at this year’s Fourth of July party with these five surprisingly true stories from American history.

“Assimilate or go home,” read the sign at Senator Tommy Tuberville’s side as he held forth on the Senate floor last month about the proposed American System for Sustainable Immigration and Mass ...

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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Anita Lewis and Gwendolyn Ebron are making Black history of their own, following a 33-hour teaching marathon. The two longtime educators met thanks to an ...

History may soon be made in Philadelphia — but if not, it will at least be told for hours and hours. This Black History Month, two educators are teaching a marathon 30-plus-hour Black history lesson ...

Black History Month is a time to reflect on pivotal moments in Tampa’s civil rights history. The play, When the Righteous Triumph, and the WEDU documentary on the desegregation of Tampa’s lunch ...

Malcolm X once said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” My pathway to education and leadership has been nonlinear: I dropped out of ...

Digital content creator Taylor Cassidy started out making videos about Black history lessons to educate people about influential African American figures throughout history. Her content is followed by ...