New Jersey has a long, rich history as one of the 13 original colonies, but the earliest European settlers date back to the 1600s.

This spooky season, discover the dark story behind how this New York dwelling became one of the country’s most famous haunted ...

Discover the vast expanse of the Dutch Colonial Empire, a formidable force in global history. From its origins in the 17th century to its impacts around the world, explore how this empire rose to ...

Find out what happened to the Amityville house made famous by ‘The Amityville Horror’ book and film in the late 1970s — and ...

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized for his country’s role in colonial slave trading, amid a national reckoning over the brutal history of Dutch imperialism, whose legacy still echoes ...

A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York. The show, titled "Slavery. Ten True ...

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 colonial era “against the will of ...

There has been much talk about democracy lately. When we think about democracy’s origins, we automatically point to our 18th-century founding fathers. Yet more than a century before, Adriaen van ...

One of the charming aspects of California beach towns is that homes can be funky and fun. Almost anything goes. A Craftsman bungalow can sit next to a Spanish Revival hacienda across the street from a ...

The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society will host its annual Fall Colonial Fair on Saturday, Oct. 11, bringing history, ...

HOLLAND — When Bob and Pat Elenbaas' children gifted the couple their first snow village building years ago, they never could've imagined where it would take them. What started with just one building ...