It’s interesting to speculate what the United States would look like today if the smaller colonies in North America had survived ... perhaps even expanding further west into the southern Great Lakes ...
While the French fleet commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse blocked the Chesapeake and held the British fleet at bay, American and French troops trapped British forces at Yorktown in the fall of 1781.
Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not ...
[3] Britain influenced the colonies more than any other country and has a long history of punishment by ... and forgery. Many southern states made more crimes capital, especially for slaves.[ ...
The academic defends the legacy of the Spanish empire on both sides of the Atlantic and is very critical of the false myths ...
Over the next couple of years, you’ll hear a great deal about the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding. In July 2026, ...
the state has flipped back and forth quite a few times throughout history. One of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey has participated in every presidential election. Let's take a look at how the ...
It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been ...
Narrator: The Second World War was the largest war every fought in human history. By the end over ... controlled other lands and ruled them as colonies. By the outbreak of the Second World War ...
A mutant strain of H5N1 avian flu has crossed over to infect elephant seals, killing almost all pups in last year's breeding ...