William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

The festival includes Revolutionary-era military encampments, musters, and re-enactments, as well as demonstrations of ...

War, even the American Revolution, is the health of the state because it is almost impossible to avoid fighting a war on ...

Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a ...

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July 4, also known as Independence Day, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 North American colonies officially separated from Great Britain. As the Fourth of July ...

When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.

It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.

EXETER — The American Independence Museum will honor the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War at its 35th annual American Independence Festival on Saturday, July 12 ...