How the simultaneous deaths of two Founding Fathers entrenched the idea that the United States was chosen by God ...

We asked a range of luminaries who their favorite American is. The answers included scientists, playwrights, pop stars, ...

Experts on U.S. history look to the past — and the future.

Muir traveled to the Grand Canyon and Redwood National and State Parks.

The United States of America was founded on the ideals of liberty, justice, opportunity and equality. As we celebrate that great experiment of democracy 250 years later, the American identity remains ...

I n the long-awaited birthright citizenship decision, the majority ruled that anyone born in the United States is a citizen, ...

A visit to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace offers perspective as America celebrates its 250th anniversary.

In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico, from California to New Mexico, and imposed American law and ...