Misinformation about the antebellum South, the Civil War, and the Confederate flag is rife on the internet. Perhaps nowhere more so than in a widespread and ironically titled "Truth about Confederate ...

“Don’t know much about history . . .,” goes the famous song. It’s an apt motto for the Common Core’s elementary school curriculum. And it’s becoming a serious problem. A 2014 report by the National ...

In the wake of Andrew being stripped of his royal titles, there has been much interest in historical precedent.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. American 8th graders know less about history and geography than they ...

Each week on Twitch and Alpha, hosts Erika Ishii and Trisha Hershberger talk video games with special industry guests, insightful coverage and a ton of audience interaction on our show Game Engine. Be ...

President Abraham Lincoln signs the Morrill Act, which granted public lands to any state that agreed to use the land sale proceeds to maintain a college teaching “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” ...

In her first years reporting overseas, American journalist Suzy Hansen felt hesitant to write about other countries, but countless conversations with citizens of other countries helped her uncovered ...

We love stories. We’d like to have all our knowledge packaged in stories — narratives with plots that involve people (and animals) with reasons and motives, carrying out their aims and designs, in ...

Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history.

UT San Antonio has been serving as a driver of social mobility and economic prosperity for over 50 years. The university was born at a ceremony held in front of the Alamo on June 5, 1969. This ...