Along with deep-dish pizza, basketball, and Dolly Parton, blue jeans are arguably America’s greatest contribution to modern ...

Women’s bands were becoming increasingly more popular during the late 1800s and early 1900s in American small towns, as well as throughout the United States. The bands performed at fairs, parades, ...

Southern chicken and dumplings is a silky, hearty comfort food beloved by people all over the country. Here's how it became ...

These are the building aesthetics that have come to represent the nation ...

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Stephen Foster wrote some of the most enduring American songs, invented the role of songwriter, and served as a cautionary ...

Here are the 50 shows that define 250 years of America, from 'Leave It to Beaver' to 'The Pitt.' ...

A look back at Michigan’s impact on the country, now celebrating 250 years, shows that the almost missing piece — the state ...

On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.

W hen my mom found out I was planning to travel to Dallas to play in a Lunar New Year mah-jongg tournament, she texted a reasonable query: “Don’t they require some level of competence?” And yet, ...

Moore played an early role in the making of American Christianity. At the time of the country’s founding, the church was experiencing an ebb tide, as the rejection of organized religion became more ...