This year marks the 525th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first Transatlantic expedition, a voyage that the Italian explorer expected would take him to Asia. Instead, his crew sighted land in ...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that ...

One surprising effect of European colonization of the Americas was a cooling of the Earth’s climate, researchers at University College London have determined. The team, led by geographer Alexander ...

Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its ...

In the 18th century America became the center of global warfare as Britain France Spain and even Russia clashed through alliances and colonial battles. European wars spilled across the Atlantic ...

President Donald Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine after former President Barack Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, ...

Just outside of Charleston's busy downtown is a picturesque district brimming with mossy oaks, local flavor, and a slower ...

A crisis more than a century ago involved U.S. aims to assert military supremacy, a hard-partying dictator and frictions ...

Washington’s aims encompass far more than Venezuela, amounting to a drive for the recolonization of Latin America and the ...

Algeria’s parliament unanimously adopted a law that criminalizes French colonial rule, formally calls on France to issue an official apology.

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The year’s best culinary titles include a food history of the United States, a guide to being an excellent dinner-party guest ...