The tariff fight between the world's two largest economies spiraled into greater peril Wednesday as President Donald Trump ...

Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President ...

An era of free trade ends, as President Donald Trump slaps tariffs on imported goods. What does the varied history of trade ...

It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...

A tourist helicopter crashed in New York's Hudson River off lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing all six people on ...

A piece of maritime history, the SS United States, is set to become the world's largest artificial reef, destined for the ...

Greg Grandin’s sweeping history of the new world shows how immutably intertwined the United States is with Latin America.

Growing up in New York City, Paula Hughbanks thought her uncle was a star. Meeting celebrities, traveling around the world — ...

Richard White, the historian and author of "The Republic for Which It Stands," explains what made the late 19th century ...

Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging than previously ...

A discussion of the origins of tariffs in the US as well as the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the use ...