In ancient China, spring rains were called "as precious as oil" for their vital role in nature's spring revival. Today, a ...

These important women have helped shape not only North Carolina, but also the country. Take a look at the inspiring women in ...

The excavations undertaken at Point Rosee are just the opening phase of an ongoing project that Parcak hopes will shed more light on the early history of European exploration of North America.

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

North America is the third largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of the continent is within the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer passes through ...

In this exhibit, you can explore the history of horses in the American West. Horses first evolved in North America. Some of their early ancestors lived 30–40 million years ago and were small, ...

Laurence Mussio is the author of Whom Fortune Favours: Bank of Montreal and the Rise of North American Finance. Marvin Suesse is the author of The Nationalist Dilemma: A Global History of Economic ...

On this day in aviation history, January 24, 1950, the North American YF-93, a prototype jet fighter for the US Air Force, made its first flight. Originally meant to be called the F-86C ...