When devising the executive branch of government in 1789 the founding fathers of the American constitution were anxious to avoid creating an all-powerful monarch like the English king from whom they ...

In a new novel from co-authors Lila Cain, 'The Blackbirds of St Giles' explores this lesser-known part of London's 19th ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...

Trump’s bid for the Arctic territory was laughed off as a joke. Now, it’s gaining traction and provoking jitters in Europe.

There's a chart that's been doing the rounds in recent weeks - American businessman Marc Andreessen tweeted it, and then it ...

President Donald J. Trump’s swearing in this week was like the horn of a cavalry charge backing up the soldiers fighting on ...

The chart is pretty simple: it shows the proportion of American federal government ... not to mention paying the debts from the War of Independence, he chose to fund it with tariffs and duties ...

In the 1860s, two brothers from Connecticut endeavored to photograph veterans of the American Revolution who could have ...

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give ...

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246. Simply stated, President Johnson’s order provided equal opportunity in Federal employment and banned anyone doing business with the ...

The United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary next year — on July 4, 2026 — and one local group is making ...

The Berkshire County Historical Society's six-week genealogy workshop, part of the Berkshires250, invites participants to ...