The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the Atlantic ...

The 13 colonies can be divided into three distinct regions: The New England colonies included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Life here revolved around community ...

A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold for $2.5 million dollars. The 1652 Massachusetts ...

Or the Dutch could have continued expanding in the region to colonize New England and parts of Canada. There would not be an American Revolution that united all of the 13 colonies that became the ...

At the beginning of the American Revolution, the British identified the Hudson River as key terrain. Taking control of the ...

on Monday at 7 p.m. Join Andy Volpe with an in-depth look at the printing methods used in the New England (English) Colonies from the 1630s to 1790s. Learn about the differences between letterpress ...

Some antique arts fade in popularity but are never truly lost. Embroidery is one of them. There are surviving examples of embroidered fabric that date back thousands of years. There is even evidence ...

Most people have never heard of Brother Adam and his strain of the Buckfast Bee. Brother Adam was a passionate beekeeper, ...

Many founders wanted the President to be elected/selected by the U.S. Congress, a much smaller body of elites at that time.

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal roads and mountain hiking trails are just as big a hit.