What if the map of North America looked very different? 🗺️🇫🇷 In 1763, France lost big in the Seven Years’ War — but what if it hadn’t? This alternate history explores how a French victory could’ve ...

Google Maps began the process of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump made the name change official.

But here we are. If Texas Republicans don’t redraw the map, they will buck Trump but remain true to the politics of ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations of early America reveal that civic vitality is vital for democracy, and that liberal ...

What makes her work notable is its charm and cheerfulness — and the way those qualities mask the darker realities embedded in ...

David Kilcullen is one of the world’s leading authorities on insurgencies. For decades he has studied them. As an infantry soldier in the Australian army and an adviser to the U.S. Army, he’s ...

The Pulaski Banner stands out not only for its striking design but for the extraordinary story it shares about the international roots of America’s fight for freedom.

The declaration still stands today as a manifesto. There are its lofty, “self-evident” principles, of course: that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

Doncastle’s Ordinary played an important role in the aftermath of orders from British royal governor John Murray, 4th Earl of ...

Before last year’s election, North Carolina’s congressional delegation was a testament to its status as a purple state. Seven ...