This was such a major problem that in 1790, President George Washington said in his first State of the Union address that ...

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A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

The Proctor museum celebrated the company behind countless national buildings and monuments. After nearly 90 years in ...

Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...