"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With their roomy size and eye-pleasing symmetry, Colonial-style homes remain one of the most enduring ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president on Wednesday apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania more than a century ago as he met descendants of an executed leader of a revolt against German ...

Beneath the tranquil woods near the Chesapeake Bay lies a historical find illuminating early colonial Marylanders’ lives. A 17th-century site, revealed during an excavation near Calvert County bay ...

When historians and the public think about the end of domestic slavery in west Africa, they often imagine colonial governors issuing decrees and missionaries working to end local traffic in enslaved ...

A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology reveals that colonial-era landscape modifications have resulted in a devastating 80% loss of grassland habitat and significant declines in ...

Just a few years after the United States' Bicentennial, a group of shops emerged near Wilmington that harkened back to the country's history. According to the Sept. 29, 1979, Wilmington Morning Star, ...

In the rolling countryside of the northern Yucatán, a team of researchers has brought to light the story of Hunacti—a short-lived 16th-century mission town whose stone streets and Spanish-style church ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled that they were removed in the ...

The Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield is offering an opportunity to experience what childhood was like in colonial times. On May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. visitors can explore old-fashioned toys and ...

World Softest Productions is developing “Taiwan Travelogue,” an adaptation of the U.S. National Book Award-winning novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi that explores a complex relationship between ...