Each year Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4. The Fourth of July isn’t just a good time to break out the grill ...

The convention had just reached its monumental high point, and the 40-year-old attorney from Massachusetts excitedly wrote ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

Here are passages from those 25 years that we hope will keep you committed to fighting for liberty: The American colonists ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

On this year’s Independence Day, communities across the country are encouraged to participate in events for America250, a year-long celebration to mark our nation’s historic quarter millennial on July ...

Only six people attended his funeral. He was well known. Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet, “Common Sense” that was widely distributed and a major influence in promoting the American Revolution.

This article reflects on the meaning of American freedom, the history behind Independence Day, the 70th anniversary of “In ...

Every year, there comes a day that we Americans celebrate by blowing stuff up and putting down large servings of meat. That day, July 4, commemorates our creation as a nation. As God is our witness, ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...