Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a famous book under the title Why We Can’t Wait.  Besides addressing the crime of slavery ...

The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn that he misrepresents the country’s past.

If the thought of two senators from Puerto Rico scares the GOP, how will 20 from the land of maple syrup, Mounties and "Anne of Green Gables" go over?

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...

Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent, shaping US policies and contributing to events like the Louisiana Purchase, Texas annexation, and the Mexican ...

One hundred and eighty years after Manifest Destiny had its vogue, Trump is back with a new version that goes north and south rather than east to west. The original idea, though, dated far before ...

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to ...

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to ...

The original 13 colonies had expanded westward ... O’Sullivan had described as white America’s “manifest destiny.” In most cases, Americans had not only conquered such territories ...

“We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars ... spent years – and a reported $300 million-- developing its original vessel, called Red Dragon. That craft was initially planned to ...

Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, wrote an executive order to rename Higham Bay to the Gulf of ...