As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, one question feels increasingly urgent: Where does California fit into the story of America? A reporter recently asked me how museums are marking ...

If California were a country, its gross domestic product would rank fifth in the world, behind only the United States, China, Japan and Germany. As a mere state, its impact — cultural, political, ...

More than a thousand students from across California gathered in Sacramento from May 2 through May 4 to showcase months of extensive historical research and analysis at History Day California. As a ...

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