Lisa Demuth will try to make history by being the first House speaker to win a governor’s race in more than a century and to be the first woman and person of color to serve as governor.

Americans now enjoy nearly 20 years of retirement, a dramatic change from the early 1900s. Yet the fear of outliving savings remains as strong as ever.

Timeless stained glass, refinished hardwoods, and a charming front porch hint at elegant 1900s Queen Anne details within.

Cowley became convinced that Faulkner (whom he met only later) was misunderstood and undervalued. The separate books he had ...

American centuries follow hundred-year cycles. Within those cycles, every "'20s" decade is a crucible of cruelty. Every "'70s ...

Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

One minor but arresting fact of U.S. history is the huge amount of alcohol the average American consumed in 1830: 7.1 ...

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary ...

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

The Old Country. The action-adventure game left the United States for Sicily in order to create an origin story of sorts — not one for any of its characters, but for the concept of Italian organized ...

The average Southern Baptist church is likely an older, small Southern church. If you want to find a growing congregation, however, you might need to look for ...

Experience Butler County PA reports on Pennsylvania's rich German heritage, spotlighting historic towns like Harmony, ...