Baltimore’s path to becoming one of the four largest cities in the US began long before its first railroad tracks were laid. But the city’s growth before the Civil War was deeply intertwined with the ...

A reader from Jefferson County asked whether Creed Taylor repaid his $8,000 debt to Amanda Trulock. I’ve never seen a ledger or a receipt, but the matter does not turn up again in her correspondence, ...

According to census records, the population of Keene grew from 2,610 in 1840 to 3,400 in 1850. In 1860 the number of ...

According to census records, the population of Keene grew from 2,610 in 1840 to 3,400 in 1850. In 1860 the number of ...

Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 ...

Paul Spoonley has received funding from MBIE and is associated with Koi Tu. Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, including on X, Reddit and Facebook. As we previously reported, this claim ...

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All U.S. population growth in 2022-23 happened because of immigration, not births — the first time that’s occurred since 1850, a migration think tank reported Wednesday. That immigration growth has ...

“Count all people, including babies,” the U.S. Census Bureau instructs Americans on the questionnaire that will be mailed to every household by April 1, 2020, April Fool’s Day, which also happens to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately ...