In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

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When you think of Venice, water and gondolas are probably the first things to come to mind. And yes, this is a city that was built on water and the gondolas do still transport tourists in particular ...

It’s long past time Americans face the truth about the Founding Fathers. A critique that places events being celebrated on ...

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Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It's a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive ...

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes ...

CNN is tracking where the attacks are happening and which Iranian nuclear facilities have been targeted.