Over 3,600 Michigan women are part of the Daughters of the American Revolution. They have proven lineal descent from a ...

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

Test your knowledge of the figures and fads that have defined the look of the American home. By Dina Cheney There’s no one ...

As we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, test your civics knowledge and see how your score compares to others.

A colonial American known as Jemima Wilkinson claimed to be reborn after a fever in October 1776. They said God reincarnated them as a prophet, then rejected both their name and the concept of gender, ...

Cape Ann, the local chapter of The National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Seventeenth Century, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a tea at Willie's Modern Fare in Rancho Mirage. Colonial Dames is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jemima Wilkinson, The Public Universal Friend, 1752 - 1819. American preacher. (Courtesy of Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images ...

Many Americans know that the members of the Continental Congress pledged their “lives, fortunes and sacred honor” to ...

Test your knowledge of US history in 25 questions. Keep up with the news you need. Sign up for the 5 Things newsletter. The ...

The United States has seen revolutions, wars, inventions, cultural shifts, and world-changing moments. But how much of that history do you actually remember? This quiz takes you on a fast-paced ...

After years as a trauma surgeon treating the consequences of violence, and now as a public policy advocate working in city halls and state houses on how to prevent it, I’ve come to see a troubling ...