1750: 61% of all British North American slaves -- nearly 145,000 -- live in Virginia and Maryland, working the tobacco fields. 1770: Crispus Attucks is killed in the Boston Massacre. 1775 ...

1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work on rice plantations. 1739: The Stono rebellion breaks out around Charleston ...

The one that every schoolchild learns about began in 1804, when Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their epic journey across North America ... sq mi MAPS: RYAN MORRIS ...

North America is the third largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of the continent is within the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer passes through ...

When considering the role of loyalism in British North America during what is sometimes termed the ‘age of revolution’ it is crucial at the outset to clarify precisely what the central political ...

On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established ... raids against the transports that supplied British forces in North America. To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress ...

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Ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to colonial projects that spanned the globe, these were the biggest ...

This national battlefield in America is the site of the single bloodiest day in American history. Nearly 23,000 soldiers were either killed, wounded, or missing after just 12-hours of combat.

Intense wildfires in Canada have sparked pollution alerts across swathes of North America as smoke is blown south along the continent's east coast. Toronto, Ottawa, New York and Washington DC are ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 83 °F (28.3 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 63 °F ...

The man arrested after apparently plotting to assassinate the former president, wrote a book in which he apologised to Iran for Trump cancelling a nuclear deal. Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure ...