It was a war fueled by colonialism, launched with the intent of humiliating a weaker country, fought in the name of revenge ...

Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign ...

Today marks the 178th anniversary of our Nation’s triumph in the Mexican-American War—a legendary victory that secured the American Southwest, reasserted ...

On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

On Monday, U.S. President Trump published a message praising the United States' "victories in the Mexican territories of ...

The United States secured the third-largest territorial acquisition in its history after a U.S. diplomat defied the president who appointed him.

Historians, political observers, and foreign leaders are criticizing the Trump administration. The backlash followed a White House statement on the Mexican-American War. The statement sparked outrage ...

He helped shape the future America as a nation without slavery. The U.S. shed the institution nearly a century before Europe and Asia, which were consumed by slavery and genocide as recently as 1945.

Throughout most of its nearly 250-year history, the United States has been involved in conflict somewhere on Earth. While US history frequently casts a positive light on the nation’s wars and other ...

Did putting El Paso in the wrong spot cost the U.S. $10 million? By Shaun BoydHistory Colorado Maps hold a special place in my heart. Luckily, I’m one of the curators entrusted with History Colorado’s ...