The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain with the Hudson River. Its opening was ...

The Industrial Revolution in the U.S. spanned roughly between 1790 to 1920. It marked a profound shift from an agrarian to an industrial economy. There were many key developments during this phase in ...

Just under a decade before skirmishes in Concord and Lexington would set off the American Revolutionary War, a group known as the Daughters of Liberty formed to protest the Stamp Act, per University ...

The Ogdensburg History Museum and Ogdensburg Public Library are collaborating on a year-long commemoration of the American Revolution, featuring an exhibit, guest speaker, colonial treats, and a ...

Museum officials said the one-time “Firelocks of the American Revolution” exhibition included an opportunity to meet firearm ...

Lamar University history professor Rebecca Boone’s class on the French Revolution is more than just a textbook case of class revolt. It’s history that comes alive, as students become part of ...

Revolutions are world-shaking affairs. But how much do we really know about who makes them? And how clearly do we understand their implications? There are few better times to ask such questions than ...

Christopher Hill’s history from below. The radical life and work of the historian. Christopher Hill was one of the most prolific and influential historians of the 20th century. He was also the product ...