Critics, reporters and editors who cover arts and culture spent months creating, revising and arguing over this list, as well as consulting historians, curators and other experts. July 15, 2026 Are we ...

Explore the history of the United States from gaining independence from Britain to modern times. This video covers significant events, cultural developments, and pivotal moments that shaped the nation ...

Crime rates, air quality, healthcare access, worker protections, and civil rights laws are among factors that can hurt a state in quality of life rankings. With more states touting their quality of ...

National Geographic Explorers celebrate the greatest American treasures—mountains, forests, wetlands and canyons—from sea to shining sea. The Grand Canyon has featured in the history of America's ...

The Liberty Bell is pictured in a file photo inside Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia. Credit: OSV News photo/Charles Mostoller, Reuters Editors’ note: Pope Leo delivered these remarks upon ...

We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester ...

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s a good time to read (or re-read) the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare ...

The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2026. It’s a major milestone for a country that was born in revolution against a king and comes at a moment when a protest movement against ...

The United States is back in fashion — at least, as far as luxury is concerned. Brands across the board are focusing on the US, upping their flagship boutique sizes and specs, and venturing further ...

In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all? Supported by In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the ...

More than a library and archives, the new Chicago institution is a place for the community to gather, talk and play together Elaine Glusac With a full-size basketball court, and conspicuously without ...

To mark 250 years of the United States’ independence, we’re celebrating the grandest, wildest, strangest bits of geography and culture all across an eclectic country. Maine’s rugged Quoddy Head ...