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The Rhode Island School of Design, commonly referred to as RISD, has long been a part of our state’s history. Part university and part museum, it was established in 1877 by the Rhode Island …

Many of Americas early political leaders benefitted directly and indirectly from slavery, and relied on enslaved labor during their presidencies.

THOMASTON, ME: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Summer Splendor Sale July 7, 8 & 9 at 11 a.m. will be packed with important artwork and decorative rarities. The sale includes large selections of American and European art, antique, custom...

After more than two decades of devoting 52 programs per year to the life and achievement of Thomas Jefferson, Clay Jenkinson is ready to widen the lens. He has wanted all of his life to head out on the open road, to "light out for the territories before it's too late," to explore when John Steinbeck called "this monster country."So welcome to Listening to America with Clay Jenkinson. The public radio program and podcast—which is distributed nationally by Prairie Public...

When W.F.K. Travers’s 9-foot-tall painting of Abraham Lincoln was first unveiled to America at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition ...

Jefferson's experience with the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 reinforced his dislike of cities and shaped a radical plan for the development of a new nation that even included his concept of urban design.

Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte , (born February 6, 1785, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died April 4, 1879, Baltimore), one of America’s first international celebrities, known for her fashionable clothing, witty remarks, fierce independence, and ties to the Bonapartes of France. She was married briefly to Jérôme Bonaparte, king of Westphalia and youngest brother of Napoleon I. Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of William Patterson, one of the wealthiest merchants in Maryland, and Dorcas Spear, ...

It was just last April when Rhode Island and Providence officials hosted a State House press conference with the developer David Sweetser of High Rock Development, owners of the Superman Building, to announce a long-awaited deal to revitalize Providence.

The World’s Richest Women Billionaires list by 'Forbes' for 2023 features the richest women in the world. Know more about them here.

John Adams, (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.), an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783), the first American ambassador to the Court of St. James (1785–88), and the first vice president (1789–97) and second preside...