How a lively market on Boston Harbor became part of many defining moments of the Colonial and Revolutionary eras ...

The central importance of slavery to the rise of capitalism is illustrated by the story of the voyage of the Zong, a British ...

As we kick off the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army, we’ll reflect on the rich legacy of ...

Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over ...

Praise and sharp criticism are flooding in for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday at the age of 96.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried ...

Announcing Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death at age 96 on 7 January, Jordan Bardella expressed only respect: “In the French army ...

Marguerite Bourgeoys brought education and faith to the wilderness of New France, becoming Canada’s first female saint.

Mexico's president pokes fun at Trump's suggestion to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Haiti is best understood in the contexts of the modern world as an American neocolonial protectorate. Besides US policy in ...

Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...

The comedian Louis C.K. has a bit about the word Jew being an unusual word—it can be both the perfectly correct term for a ...