The New Brunswick Free Public Library plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

The 250th anniversary of America, also known as the Semiquincentennial, will be celebrated on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. A yearlong series of ...

Racond, a historian of all things Washington, called the speech the soon-to-be president's "most important" action in ...

When Americans speak of the "Founding Fathers," they usually have a group of about six men in mind: George Washington, Thomas ...

From the American Freedom Train and a Bicentennial Wagon Train to stars and stripes and everything red, white and blue.

The real Epaphras Jones did not fight with Clark. He was not present at Vincennes. When Clark was campaigning in the ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the ...

Historians Colin G. Calloway and Kabl Wilkerson explore Indigenous alliances, resistance, and unrecognized histories which ...

Discover how Gen. George Washington turned to aide-de-camp Joseph Reed for guidance amid crises in the early days of the American Revolution.

Thomas English was born in Virginia on October 13, 1751. He was wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina.

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic ...

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.