The Fourth of July has been celebrated across the nation since 1776. But when — and how — did Americans across the country ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

Pennsylvania, as one of the original 13 colonies where independence was born, has many historic towns that have stood the ...

Happy birthday to the Keystone State! The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania celebrated Charter Day on Sunday. Founded in 1681, by ...

The story of these thirteen colonies is a good tonic and a good corrective. ... Part II., New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, ...

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania was one of thirteen original colonies and was founded in 1681 by William Penn. Pennsylvania is home to 2,560 municipalities across 67 counties which are broken up into B… ...

History. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers and is one of the original 13 colonies. Philadelphia is the former capital of the U.S., and it hosted several ...

The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...

In response to these factors, Continental Congresses – a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies – were convened. At the second meeting, in 1775, a war of independence against Britain ...