Without these pieces of paper, the United States we know would never have existed—or else, it would look radically different today.

Most of the time, The New York Times asks you to read something. Today we are inviting you, simply, to look. On this page you will find maps showing almost every building in the United States.

Explore America’s History With These Richly Interactive Maps “American Panorama” delves into the social, political and economic movements that define this country ...

This 1946 map, made by Aaron Bohrod, shows some of the foundational American events for nearly every state, packed into a single map. There’s plenty to quibble with, since some states share key ...

Have you ever wondered how America’s history is shaped by its geography?/.Explore the rich ancestry of the United States, ...

The fact that we've kept the number of U.S. states relatively static is nothing short a miracle—there have been hundreds of attempts at state secession ...