While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on, the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and a nonprofit called ...

Re “Trump’s Politics Are Changing How History and Civics Are Taught” (news article, Nov. 7): As the historian John Hope Franklin once observed, “The writing of history reflects the interests, ...

George Washington commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and later became the first president of the United States. (Image credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons). The United ...

In the last decade, at least 20 states have passed laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught in schools. Since taking office, President Trump has pushed further with executive orders ...

The United States has a history filled with events that helped shape not only the nation itself but also the modern world. In school, students often learn the most familiar parts of American history, ...