The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

Pennsylvania’s nickname of the Keystone State, as variously reported, originates with the deciding vote for independence by a Pennsylvania member of the Continental Congress or in the commonwealth’s ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the ...

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

Founding Father John Adams once wrote that American independence should be celebrated with "illuminations from one end of ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

Entertainment: Fourth on the Shore is from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 4 in downtown Manitowoc, while SubFest is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 4-6 at Wisconsin Maritime Museum and downtown Manitowoc, and the ...