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 ...

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 ...

Satellite images have led archaeologists to a new excavation site in Canada, yielding more clues to Norse settlements in North America. 5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 ...

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 ...

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

According to this analysis, the 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. are as follows: You can see the locations of these cities in the map below: But what is driving these differences? "Economic ...

Donald Trump has reclaimed the White House in a stunning political comeback. Here's a look at which states he won.

Façade of Canvas house in Toronto. Image © Younes Bounhar and Teddy Shropshire via Archdaily Leah Wulfman Poster Image. Image Courtesy of Architectural League Prize ...

Gregg County Deputies were called to an RV Park in the 4100 block of FM 1844 north of Longview. Authorities tell us the suspect, LeMarcus Vercher, then fled south to an apartment complex in the ...

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 ...

The last breeding pair was killed by a fisher off the coast of Iceland in 1844, and the last ... In various spots along the North Atlantic and in North America, and humans exploited it for ...