General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, were “all the Troops of the several Colonies,” thereafter to be known as “the ...

A team of students from Syracuse University recently uncovered a treasure trove of 18th-century artifacts at the Crown Point ...

An 80-year-old novelist and her husband could face trial in France over the alleged theft and illegal sale of gold bars taken ...

Eleonor "Gay" Courter and her husband have been accused of helping to sell the bullion for a French diver who stole it decades ago, but have denied knowledge of any wrongdoing.

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale ...

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...