A new PBS documentary series explores Florida's history of space exploration through personal stories and rare footage.

Science is collaborative, painstaking and iterative, with progress slow and some unsung scientific heroes lost to time. But every once in a while, a key event, discovery or conceptual breakthrough has ...

There have been fireworks aplenty to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, but have you ever wondered where fireworks came ...

With the United States’ 250th birthday coming up on July Fourth, it may seem like George Washington is everywhere, from a ...

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by ...

New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first ...

Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks” tells the story of fireworks from the earliest Chinese inventions to today’s choreographed pyrotechnic displays.

A republic, if you can keep it.” As the USA commemorates 250 years since the signing of The Declaration of Independence, the ...

The schedule includes family activities, new exhibits and special anniversary programming throughout the month.

The leading black intellectual and freedom fighter W. E. B. Du Bois was a longtime committed socialist and, eventually, a Marxist — commitments that were central to his life and work. Liberals are ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, public polling shows many Americans are unhappy about the direction of the country ...

The America250 time capsule will hold dozens of historical treasures. Avoiding dampness and other dangers requires lots of ...