Henry Winkler might be 80 years old, but he doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon! “I’m very grateful,” Winkler said ...

Each February, the United States celebrates Black History Month and honors the innumerable achievements, contributions, and the history of African Americans. Below, the Carr Center's Racial Justice ...

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

Freddie Freeman celebrates after the Blue Jays hit into a World Series-ending double play in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 7. Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Fifty years ago, after ...

To dispel the idea that the American Revolution refers only to a war, we're going to start our look at Ken Burns' latest epic, "The American Revolution," at the end, after the war is won. In a 1787 ...

"Human nature will not change. In any future great national trial...we shall have as weak and as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good." —Abraham Lincoln Throughout history, societies have ...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana This astute observation from philosopher George Santayana encapsulates the significance of learning from history as ...

High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

In a college-entrance-exam landscape long dominated by the SAT and the ACT, a relative newcomer has started to gain traction—especially in red states. The Classic Learning Test, first unveiled a ...

Did you know that salt was once worth its own weight in gold? This deceptively simple ingredient is not only essential to life, it also helped shape societies and economies throughout the world. Could ...

Jerrid Kruse receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium, and the William G. Stowe Foundation. During my years teaching science in middle school, high ...

The exhibits at the Fort Sam Houston Museum are historic and deeply connected to the Army's role in settling Texas — none more so than a Navy Colt revolving pistol. The Colt, still shiny 175 years ...