A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding in July 2026, the nation must confront a stark reality: Americans are more polarized than they’ve been in decades. Among the key ...

Founder Pleasant Rowland called the American Girl approach "finding the girl in history.'"The brand is celebrating its 40th ...

The American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History is like March Madness for the best books on military history. Attention, book nerds, history buffs and leadership wonks: It's March Madness for ...

Retiring from the classroom after 50 years in academia, every journalist’s favorite Jewish historian is enjoying a victory lap. Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to ...

Thomas Tweed makes the Horn Shelter Man one of the first actors in his masterful new survey of American religious history.

(RNS) — Released during or close to Black History Month, the books provide a faith-oriented look at African American history and analyses of women in ministry and changing demographics and technology.