As for the German tribes, do remember that they weren't a bunch of uncivilized rabble by the 300s AD. Their technology essentially caught up with the Romans, while (Western) Roman tech stagnated by ...

After they first began arriving in Missouri in the 1830s, German immigrants helped shape the state's culture in myriad ways, as detailed in the book “Explore Missouri's German Heritage” and the ...

Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. It is believed that French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette, ...