The 13 colonies were all part of the British Empire, but they had many differences, from the colonists' views on religious freedom to how they educated their children.

Long before George Washington went down in history as an American founding father, highest-ranking military leader and the first President of the United States, he found himself forced to surrender ...

In fact, the state's oldest elementary school was actually the first in all of North America. Founded in 1639, Mather ...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks about his ambitions for buying Greenland from Denmark and retaking the Panama Canal ...

The 13 colonies were a group of British colonies on the East coast of North America, which then became independent after the Revolutionary War.As to be expected, settlers brought eating habits and ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. Advertisement In 1811 ...

President-elect Trump recently remarked Canada should be the “51st state” of the United States. Along with comments about ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

Route 44's bad reputation goes all the way back to colonial eraIn the Colonial era, Connecticut had the dubious distinction of having the worst roads in the 13 original colonies.In 1768, Lord Adam Gor ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire's oldest town is over 400 years old. But did you know the state actually started in two different settlements? According to the Rye Historical ...