Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union.

Very few of these coins have survived until now, which makes this coin a rarity. It was sold at auction for over $2.5 million ...

Together with Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton, these early settlements became a royal province in 1679, existing under the ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire's oldest town ... existing under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts from 1698-1741. New Hampshire, named after Captain Mason's county in England ...

The National Guard is the oldest armed service in the United States and traces back to legislation approved on Dec. 13, 1636.

From the 1650s to 1776, parts of the Americas and coastal regions of West Africa were under British authority and connected ...

[7] Some colonies were very strict in their use of the death penalty, while others were less so. In Massachusetts Bay ... number of capital offenses from thirteen to two. Virginia and Kentucky ...

There’s often speculation about whether the United States will add a 51st state. Most often, attention focuses on Puerto Rico ...