A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding in July 2026, the nation must confront a stark reality: Americans are more polarized than they’ve been in decades. Among the key ...

As an affiliate partner, Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. Attention, book nerds, history buffs and leadership wonks: It's March Madness for the best books on military history. And no one ...

The New-York Historical Society award goes to Beverly Gage, whose “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century” puts a notorious character in context. By Jennifer Schuessler Beverly ...

In one of the earlier chapters of historian Walter A. McDougall’s recently compiled volume The Gems of American History: A Lecturer’s Art, we are treated to a pregnant aside. McDougall describes a ...

This summer, UNC Press is set to release six major titles in African American history and urban studies in their Spring/Summer 2025 Catalog. These books aim to bring new perspectives to pivotal ...

An East Texas county's libraries have come under fire for categorizing a Native American history book as fiction, a decision made by a citizen review committee. "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" ...