This way of life had sustained the Ohlone for thousands of years, but the onset of Spanish colonization in 1769 introduced dramatic changes. Over the course of several generations, Ohlone society ...

January 2nd has seen its fair share of significant events throughout history, shaping the political, cultural, and social ...

Even before he set sail from Spain, thousands of people were already ... years—that shephereded in an era of exploration and colonization of North and South America. While this opened up ...

Both cities were captured by Spain between the 15th and 16th century - roughly the same time Christopher Columbus was "discovering" America and paving the way for eventual European colonization of ...

The American Colonization Society, founded in 1816 to assist free black people in emigrating to Africa, was the brainchild of the Reverend Robert Finley, a Presbyterian minister from Basking Ridge ...