Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

America has always stripped the land of its original, Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications.

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

When you think about Europeans landing in the "new world," Christopher Columbus likely comes to mind. But the name of a different man probably should as well.

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...