The United States federal government is the largest land owner in the entire country. In particular, most of its current land holdings exist within the western half of the contiguous United States, with very little in the eastern half....

The United States has two Dakotas: North Dakota and South Dakota. But while these are two completely separate states each with their own state governments, two U.S. senators, and representative in Congress, there's nothing really all...

Virginia and West Virginia: two states with basically the same name, existing right next to each other, but with completely independent state governments, laws and, today, even political leanings. But at one point, these two states were...

Nevada is a truly unique state within the United States. Its geography is predominantly dry and arid and this has left it mostly unsettled throughout history. As such, the federal government of the United States has ended up owning the...

A HipHughes hop-scotch across the spirited electoral contest of 1916 between President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.

Ever wonder how cows and turtles have anything to do with the Oregon militia takeover of a Federal National Wildlife Refuge building? I did. Here are my thoughts.

A summary of the cray cray Presidential Election of 1824.

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the documents...

Here's the story of the Japanese American concentration camps that were established throughout the United States during World War II.

USDA has special snow measuring stations at high elevations to help gauge the amount of Spring water supplies, which is critical for areas experiencing drought.