As the US marks 250 years since its July 4 declaration, Al Jazeera traces 50 place names, their meanings and origins.

Yaupon, Rebellion, Indians and Indianness Guest Opinion When American colonists renounced British tea in the 1770s, they ...

As the Founding Fathers gathered at Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 to declare the United States’ independence from British rule ...

This video explores the forgotten power of ancient American civilizations, from the Hopewell trade networks and massive earthworks to the Maya cities, Mississippian mound-builders, Cahokia, and the ...

With up to 20,000 people, it was one of the most important ancient cities in what’s now the United States. A new immersion ...

The border's journey to its current location is the story of a nation that swallowed up Native American tribes, Spanish ...

Also, a "ringing of the bells” will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 4, to mark the signing of the Declaration of ...

"As part of our 250-year celebration, we will also introduce an interactive kiosk where visitors can watch video recordings ...

A glance at what the U.S. could have looked like in an alternate universe where Britain won and put American independence on ...

Almost a year before Sullivan’s March was underway, there was bloodshed, brutality and a battle which ignited the nearly four ...

Minnesota was more than 80 years away from statehood when the United States declared independence in 1776, and Indigenous ...

The two day event takes place every year and serves as a time for people to come together to share their indigenous cultures.