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 ...

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 the ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - One of the most important transportation routes in American history opened on this day in 1823. The ...

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 ...

When I submitted my dissertation in 2019, my supervisor gave me the mug that had been on her desk for years. Printed on it were the red and black silhouettes of people waving rifles, flags, and signs ...