NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

Family lore has it that Irving got into some sort of heated disagreement with Cornelius, and got revenge by bestowing the Van Winkle name on his main character—a man unflatteringly described as having ...

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Milan Cortina Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so ...

The 62nd annual wreath-laying ceremony commemorating George Washington’s birthday will take place Monday at Lafayette Park, featuring a guest speaker and a formal procession to the ...

On inflation, immigration, tariffs and war, he presented a frequently distorted account as he claimed a “turnaround for the ...

Dale Earnhardt's tragic death at the 2001 Daytona 500 sparked a safety revolution in NASCAR, preventing fatalities for 25 seasons.

Lansdown, a 47-acre estate, was home to Charles Stewart, Commissary General for George Washington and listed for almost $4 ...

“Scots-Irish,” a popular label among American conservatives today, has long been a kind of shorthand for mythic ideas about what makes someone a “real American.” ...

The reverse side of the U.S. Mint’s 2026 Sacagawea $1 coin will feature Polly Cooper, a woman from the Oneida tribe known for ...

"On Far Cry, anticipation is high, and we currently have two very promising projects in development," Guillemot said, without ...

Despite chairing the first meeting of his newly formed Board of Peace on Thursday, President Donald Trump continues to threaten war against Iran as the Pentagon positions a massive fighting force in ...