Cranberries, pumpkins and turkey are all native to North America and would have been enjoyed by the Puritans at Plymouth ...

With 50 states and a nearly 250-year history, there’s plenty about our majestic nation that will amaze and awe you. From ...

We all learned the story of Thanksgiving as kids. We were taught that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 and were ...

As we get ready to celebrate our nation’s birthday with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, let’s look at what was happening on the other side of North America. In ...

Following Christopher Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492, Spain and other European countries engaged in large-scale colonization that resulted in European settlers and their ...

Viking sagas of transatlantic journeys have thrilled people for centuries. Historians are sorting fact from fiction—from accounts of clashes with the First Nations to where the Norse really settled.

An ancient solar storm and some wooden remains from old Nordic village prove that Christopher Columbus was not the first non-Indigenous person in North America, scientists say. New findings show that ...

President Joe Biden signed the Declaration of North America on Jan. 10 following talks with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It is not a ...

Ever heard that haunting cry echoing across a misty lake? That's the common loon, one of North America's most iconic ...