Long belittled for their ignorance of foreign cultures—not to mention an inability to locate well-known countries on world maps—an increasing number of U.S. high school students are taking courses ...

Editor’s note: As teens scroll through their news feeds, catching glimpses of conflict and atrocities taking place in Syria, South Sudan, or even violence here in America, what are they learning about ...

Where do you draw the line between American history and world history? The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the U.S. into World War II is important in American history, but supporters of a ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

American 8th graders know less about history and geography than they used to--largely because we've mistakenly assumed that teaching those things isn't important. As if the news weren’t bad enough, ...

(The Texas Tribune) The State Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies teaching plan that will dedicate more time across school grades to Texas and U.S. history while placing less ...

In comparison and contrast to several countries, Denmark is not very large in terms of land area, but despite this, it ...

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company was founded before legislation permitted the establishment of limited liability companies, and still operates today under the royal charter its ...