After the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, the economy of the South was forever changed ... doubling the size of the United States. 1819: Spain sells Florida to the United States, after ...

During the 1830s alone, the migration of slaves to the lower South increased the slave population ... freedom as citizens of the United States of America. 1830s: Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal ...

"Entire houses have disappeared," says a local mayor in Spain's flood-battered Valencia region. "We don't know if there were ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and granted more power than their counterparts back home.

Horrifying weather maps show the ... that have hit Spain this week, killing at least 158 people. Satellite images illustrate how different the landscape in the area south of Valencia looks before ...

A NEW map of the horrific floods in Spain reveal which areas were hit the worst by torrential downpours. One region in the south suffered an incredible year's worth of rain in just eight hours ...

and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish monarchy. He persuaded King Ferdinand ...

In this episode we leave Andorra and head east along the Pyrenes towards the coastline just south of Barcelona. We head into a national park to find somewhere nice to park up.

Using a globe, ask pupils to help you find and identify the different countries in South America that the Equator passes through. Use maps and atlases, as well as aerial imagery, to find and talk ...

Central and South America and Spain. Below you can read more about the history of the celebration and watch the stories WGAL has done so far. Hispanic Heritage Month takes place over 30 days ...

The horrific flooding eased as it moved inland, with capital Madrid experiencing less than areas along the coast, according to the weather map by Spain's meteorological agency AEMET. Meanwhile ...