America is celebrating it's 250th anniversary this year, but its only been about 160 years since the 13th Amendment was passed, abolishing slavery.

Revolutionary reenactor Jeremiah Poope took host Robin Young on an 11-stop tour of some of Boston's most iconic revolutionary landmarks ...

This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup from May 22, we revisit conversations with two Florida-based authors. We spoke first with Artis Henderson about her novel No Ordinary Bird (03:22) and ...

The Turtle submarine, invented during the Revolutionary War, was the first submarine used in combat. Alan Yu of WHYY’s The Pulse reports how it revolutionized war and why former President George ...

Acclaimed artist and activist Ai Weiwei has often encountered censorship and surveillance throughout his career.

Our Friday politics roundtable convenes with presidential historians Lindsay Chervinsky and Jon Meacham, who join hosts Robin Young and Scott Tong to reflect on the difference between patriotism and ...

Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese ...

The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking roads.

After 90 minutes of play, the electronic board signaled 10 minutes of added time, and it was difficult to imagine at that ...

A 55-page report from House Democrats accuses Freedom 250 of America's birthday celebrations for profit, using questionable ...

Saachi, 12, is a head-strong, confident 6th grader when the book opens, but soon she finds herself increasingly frustrated as ...

"Father God, just thank you for this opportunity to go and reach out to people who need you," said the cat, in the voice of ...