Most states teach history by subject. Texas will go chronologically, starting with ancient history and reaching World War II ...

Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board. The required reading list approved Friday by the Texas State ...

This Silicon Valley-backed venture is unraveling the mangled remains of scrolls ruined by the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii ...

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable ...

After writing a sweeping and very newsy biography of Donald Trump four years ago, Maggie Haberman didn’t plan to take on ...

The Grant County Historical Society is hosting an event to mark America’s 250th anniversary. The History Hop will begin July ...

In his new book, Outback Steakhouse co-founder and former Palm Beach resident Tim Gannon reflects on the early days of ...

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Central Europe’s bull market was turbocharged by reparations from France to Germany after the Franco-Prussian war, “akin to ...

Learning company HMH (formerly Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), drawing on nearly two centuries of history in Massachusetts, has completed the donation of 20 works of ...

A queer professor explains the chaotic creative process behind the creation of our modern-day community banners.

You’ve always loved history. Or maybe you’re just getting into it now, with the semiquincentennial coming up soon. You want ...