OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal in the Washington state Legislature aims to broaden how public schools teach U.S. and state history by formally including the experiences of multiple historically ...

While Washington, North Carolina, is known to many as, ‘Little’ Washington, it’s truly the original Washington. In 1776, the town was the earliest to honor our first president with a town named after ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tucked beneath the Washington State Historical Society Research Center is a nitrate chamber full of historical hazards. "Nitrate negatives have a tendency to spontaneously combust," ...

Washington is rich in historical destinations that feel both immersed in the ancient and recent past while still relevant today. Here are some excellent family road trip ideas for your summer outings.

Washington's history is an ancient one chronicling more than 10,000 years of mankind's existence in the region with over 11,000 documented archaeological sites. Traces of these early civilizations are ...

Yakama bands once gathered at Mool Mool springs in what is now Washington state to use the area’s bubbling waters for medicinal purposes. In 1855, the Yakama bands signed a treaty that ceded millions ...