From the Titanic to today’s record-breaking mega-liners, this ranking explores the largest passenger ships in history, from ...

Cruise ships and ocean liners have been a popular form of leisure travel for well over a century, with luxury seafaring still ...

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

They were a major force in building the Alaska Railroad, but like other minorities, often faced discrimination.

U.S. Supreme Court ruled on birthright citizenship in the 19th century and that has been the ... debate amending the Constitution to address immigration, the Supreme Court should reject any ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

President Donald Trump's executive order to ban birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Immigration must be handled through sensible legislation.

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It remains to be seen if they will end up doing law enforcement, which would put American troops in a dramatic new role.

Linda Fagan, the service announced it was surging more cutter ships, aircraft and personnel ... duties under the Posse Comitatus Act, a 19th century federal law. So they can’t arrest or detain ...

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