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

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to ...

March 18, 1925, began like any other Wednesday in the Heartland. It didn’t stay normal for long; when the day was over, it had entered the history books.

Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic ...

After his death in office, the ongoing conversation about term limits became urgent. The nation was traumatized and searching ...

He renewed his call for the United States to leave the alliance this week after a French politician demanded the return of the Statue of Liberty — a gift from France in 1889 — from New York ...

Man Utd confirmed starting line up to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League. Manchester United have made three changes to their starting line up to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League on ...

In a study from WalletHub ranking the most federal dependent states, Utah ranked among the least federally dependent states. The study found that overall, red states are more federally dependent than ...

Four Southern states rank in the top five nationally for their dependence on federal dollars, according to a new report. And a very northern state, Alaska, is the most “federally dependent ...

On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam located 14 miles up a narrow canyon from Johnstown, Pa. The water over topped ...

Manchester United will return to the US for pre-season preparations this July and August, as part of the Premier League’s Summer Series. The announcement of United’s participation in the ...