Before there was a nation, there was the Army. The United States Army began on June 14, 1775, as the Continental Congress ...

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In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army ...

Student-teacher pairs from 26 U.S. states and territories began the Young People’s Continental Congress in Philadelphia, marking the start of a weeklong deep dive into U.S. history and civic ...

This is the first in a weekly series to be featured every Saturday in The Recorder over the next on the founding of this ...

When our forefathers from the thirteen original colonies gathered to protest, among other things, a tax on tea, they decided to form a union for the common defense. Their intent ...

In the Treaty of Paris France ceded Canada to Britain and the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, to Spain. Spain gave up its claim to Florida. Shortly after the Treaty, King George issued a ...

Flickr/joncutrer Continental Congress Sets the Dollar as the Official U.S. Currency On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress ...

The story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

Pennsylvania has a deep, storied history within the origins of the United States, and you can get a unique taste of that in ...

Discover how artists and designers are creating pollinator-friendly spaces to support our ecosystem. From innovative gardens ...

Florida finished first nationally for its policies on the protection of religious liberty, according to a recent report from ...