In Williamsburg 249 years ago, competition also was stiff with, at times, three newspapers — all with the name Virginia ...

These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine begins the first of his “The American Crisis” essays with ...

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 ...

America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This powerful chronicle traces th ...

Coloradans have proved themselves worthy of the July 4 holiday and exemplars of its spirit. They have plenty to celebrate.

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

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

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

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 ...

On the day Trump was first inaugurated in 2017, more than 100,000 people in Denver protested against his presidency during ...