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At first, it was a motley group of colonies that barely held itself together. But on July 4, 1776, with the adoption of the ...
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Historians fear explosive growth could endanger downtown buildings and landmarks — some of which date back to the city’s ...
The rise of partisan gerrymandering undermines democratic consent as independent voters grow, straying from America's ...
There comes a moment in every empire's reign when the maps stop making sense. Not necessarily because the borders move. But because there comes a time ...
On the US’ 250th anniversary, the Declaration of Independence remains fiercely contested over slavery, Indigenous dispossession, constitutional interpretation, and competing narratives like the 1619 ...
The Barbary War was an early indicator of American imperialism that we're still dealing with today ...
Africa’s wildlife laws still follow a 1933 colonial conservation model that excludes communities and fails to protect ...
The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a ...
The British Empire wasn’t the only colonial power in what is now the United States. Several competing colonization projects led by the Spanish, Dutch, French and others laid the foundations of ...
New York has always had the hottest real estate. Buildings dating back to the earliest days of the Big Apple are sprinkled across the five boroughs — standing as living reminders of nearly four ...