The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

Fuss drew on maps from the time ... (Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation) In other Colonies, British forces later offered freedom to men enslaved by rebels in exchange for military ...

A middle-aged man appears outside a low-slung ... Chilies made it to the American Colonies with the English in 1621. In the United States, where chilies were once an exotic spice, consumption ...

Pennsylvania, was in charge of the Opana station that morning, and worked the oscilloscope. George, who was 23 and had joined the Army in Chicago, was prepared to plot contacts on a map overlay ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., declared on CNN Monday that the average middle American probably has no idea where Greenland is on a world map. Appearing on CNN’s "Inside Politics," Coons made the ...

Based on past behaviors, the group is likely making its appearance in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina ...

Excessive rainfall is predicted to continue in West and Middle Tennessee through the weekend ... on areas that are reporting flooding with our map below. Nashville flooding map: Keep an eye ...

Just six years later, an expedition led by Francisco de Ulloa proved California was connected to the mainland—but the landmass was still erroneously depicted as an island on many maps for a few ...