The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your ...

There has also been a decline in American subject matter in school curriculums. The recent removal of John Steinbeck’s Of ...

Henry Pratt Fairchild (1880-1956, Ph.D. Yale University) spent the bulk of his academic career at New York University where ...

During that time, the US was divided into 13 distinct colonies, which later grew and expanded into the 50 states we have today ... area has a "materialistic" culture. A highly commercial culture ...

that waffles became popular in the United States. If you think that waffles are a simple treat, you might be surprised. They go back further in history than you might imagine. And there are more ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. In that declaration, the United Nations ...

The freshman Republican from Colorado is passionate about the constitution and has little interest in D.C. drama.

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...

Kyle Paoletta's "American Oasis" explores the history and culture of Las Vegas, Phoenix and other cities in a region that in ...

By the start of the 20th century, there were about 200,000 Native Americans left in the United States, and they had lost control of roughly 1 billion acres of land. Maps showing loss of Native ...

The investigations were launched after a group of former rabbinical students, who attended Ziegler at different times over the past 20 years, coalesced to address what they describe as a shared ...