What’s in a name? Well, for a town, a lot—as it can shape first impressions, spark curiosity, and even tell a story about the place’s personality or the people who founded it. A town’s name often ...

Breaking the pronunciation search data down state by state to identify regional trends produced a new set of results, with New York proving the most frequently Googled state name across the United ...

When the United States officially emerged as an independent country after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it was a nation rich in promise but disstructured in design. Its boundaries were ...