George Washington Carver National Monument has a number of events planned for Black History Month. They include the hourlong ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will ...

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of ...

As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...

Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.

The Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass the bipartisan spending deal to fund most of the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security running for two weeks while Democrats and President Trump ...

The premiere of “Melania” Thursday night at the Kennedy Center comes one month after the board of the arts center, which ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...

Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal in the Washington state Legislature aims to broaden how public schools teach U.S. and state history by formally including the experiences of multiple historically ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page (of the Business section) ...