What do you think you know about the American Revolution? Nearly 250 years later, as we continue to debate what the Founders intended, we may find at times that we’ve been led astray by legend, ...

The Forgotten Occupation explores the legacy of U.S. intervention in Haiti, premiering Jan. 10 in Los Angeles.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who pushed to expand executive power and was a key force behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, has died. FRONTLINE chronicled Cheney’s influence in a number of ...

New York Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, a Democrat first elected to state office in 2005, has become one of a handful of unlikely leaders of state efforts to preserve the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." The writer Jill Lepore wrote a history of the United States called ...

Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler reveals in his book Evergreen ’Tis the season for conifers—whether they are ...