The Gulf of Mexico has been called the Gulf of Mexico since well before a bunch of plucky colonies along our Atlantic ...

The Mardi Gras parades, soul food and dreamy beaches of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are set to be the next big thing ...

The city's three forts — rough affairs at best — stood in South, North and East Austin ... two stories found in the American-Statesman archives. On freedom colonies: "Clarksville and ...

But it wasn’t just the Brits in North America. Other European colonial powers introduced the idea in countries across Central and South America, too. Driving the practice in many of these areas ...

In Latin America, many newly formed countries that had gained independence in the 19th century saw ‘right of soil’ citizenship as a way to build national identity and thus further break from their ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been called the Gulf of Mexico since well before a bunch of plucky colonies along ... the high road on the map front, joking that perhaps North America might be renamed ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

By Ashoka Mukpo On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking ...

Google Maps now labels the Gulf of America for U.S. users, and the Gulf of Mexico for those in Mexico. This isn't the first ...

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System ...

What comes to mind when you think of the city of Savannah? Is it the beautifully laid out squares that dot the city? Or perhaps its proximity to the coast and some lovely Atlantic beaches? Maybe it’s ...