September 13, 1899. That's the first time on the historical record (in the U.S.) that a person was killed by a car, and it would be far from the last. According to the NSC, motor-vehicle deaths in the ...

Eighth-grade U.S. history and civics test scores dropped last year to their lowest levels ever recorded by the Department of Education. These are just the latest declines among subjects tested since ...

Another set of test results shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on American students: National history scores dropped yet again, and eighth graders lost significant ground in civics for the ...

Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics dropped on the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card”—a decline that brings student achievement in these subjects back down to 1990s levels. The new ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in civics, U.S. history, and geography have been indefinitely postponed for fourth and twelfth graders. The Obama administration says this is due ...

The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge. By Sarah Mervosh National test scores released on Wednesday showed a marked drop in students’ ...

History is full of turning points – wars, revolutions, discoveries, and disasters that changed the course of the world. Some events you’ll recognize instantly, while others might test your memory of ...