What remains is "inland" America, with only a short stretch of Gulf coast as its own outlet to the world seas. Or as the map ...

1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work on rice plantations. 1739: The Stono rebellion breaks out around Charleston ...

Donald Trump (File photo) President Donald Trump, with a twinkle in his eye and a 'slight tear', joked about getting emotional while admiring a map of the newly renamed "Gulf of America" during an ...