Ancient Greek geographer Pausanias wrote that Lycosura in Arcadia is the oldest city in the world and "the first that the sun beheld." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With centuries of change, conflict and culture, Alabama's history runs deep. The land that we now call the Yellowhammer State was ...

Mississippi has a long, complex history. The area now known as the Magnolia State spent time under French, British and Spanish rule before becoming a U.S. territory in 1798. Did you know the oldest ...

The Roanoke colony was established in 1585, Jamestown in 1607. The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. While all of these events are an important part of the nation's beginnings, none of them ...

The Palmetto State's oldest city also happens to be its most populous, now a hit tourist destination for those in the South and across the United States. Founded by the English in 1670, it was also ...