The United States formally secured the acquisition of the vast Alaska territory from Russia on Oct. 18, 1867. The data is ...

Renowned Spanish artist Antoni Miralda joins EL PAÍS on a visit to one of the most famous merchandise stores in the United ...

A timely group show in Chelsea considers the theme of the American flag in 90-plus variations on the Stars and Stripes.

Edward W. Bullard invented the hard hat in 1919, then patented it in 1929. It's credited with saving lives on job sites while ...

A discussion of the "thin blue line" flag during a Philomath inclusivity meeting evolved into a debate of First Amendment rights, using the Nazi flag as an example.

Mark Rhodes spends his time at Spring Valley Cemetery cleaning up gravesites, but a new rule will limit him to only maintaining his relatives' plots.

On June 18, 1977, about 45 marchers with the Texas Farm Workers Union set out to the nation’s capital from Austin on a ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff Monday until the end of the day.

The tour group gathered to look back on the signing of the Ruby Valley Treaty and pondered their history and heritage as they walked among the site where white settlers ...

In recognition of Filipino American History Month, Honolulu Hale and the Neal S. Blaisdell Center will be illuminated in the ...

Saleh — whose parents, Sam and Fatin, emigrated from the Middle East to the United States before he was born — has been wearing the flag patch ... head coach in the history of the NFL when ...

South Dakota’s veterans who fought in the Spanish-American War are lesser-known heroes in the state’s history ... were given sovereignty under United States leadership. The U.S. also annexed ...