Mr. Beat tells the story of the Philippine-American War. Here's an annotated script with footnotes: <a ...

Dave Zirin traces the radical career of Howard Zinn, whose “A People’s History of the United States” has sold millions of copies. By Adam Hochschild Adam Hochschild’s most recent book is “American ...

Most historians are lucky to have readers. Zinn has fans. A People’s History made him, by the standards of historians at any rate, a celebrity. In the early 2000s, he coordinated stage performances ...

This video explores the history of the United States, detailing its journey from independence from Britain to modern times. It highlights significant events, milestones, and transformations that have ...

A pair of new books look back at the fear, anxiety and optimism that shaped the founding of the United States. By Claire Rydell Arcenas Claire Rydell Arcenas is a professor of history at the ...

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 ...

Through much of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, as the United States’ popularity around the world has ebbed and flowed, the country has been able to fall back on a baseline of ...

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 ...

Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and climate. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, ...

Americans are celebrating 250 years of independence across the country on Saturday. President Donald Trump will address the nation from the Great American State Fair in D.C. Saturday. Attendees in the ...

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 ...