The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution seems a good time to revisit the story of Fort Putnam and its role in ...

Earlier this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shook the pillars of the food world. This tremor ...

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

Last month, the Richmond museum opened its exhibition, “Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation,” with an array ...

In Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel for young readers, a girl in Boston must survive a dangerous smallpox epidemic—and ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

George Washington is an American icon for many important reasons. As the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief and the ...

Royal authorities wanted to send some Colonial lawbreakers to Britain for trial. That incensed Americans, especially ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, ...

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, historians are remembering an incident involving gunpowder in Williamsburg that helped ...

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...