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

Indeed, as Greg Grandin demonstrates in his excellent new book, America, América, US policy toward Latin America has shaped ...

The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

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On his computer screen is a map of Ossabaw from the year 1860 ... When Morel died in 1776, the island's 26,000 acres were divided into four sections: North End, Middle Place, South End and ...

Or, the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail highlights 16 historic sites, such as the Old State House, where the Declaration of Independence was read from the balcony in 1776 ... at one of America's oldest ...

The Frenchtown Railroad Ticket Office, a diminutive structure easily overlooked, represents the dawn of the railroad era that ...

The Arsenal on Market Street reminds us that New Castle wasn’t all genteel living and polite commerce. Built in 1809 as a ...

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...

Tens of thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how ...

British Regulars fire on New England colonial militia, also known as a Minutemen, during a reenactment celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and start of the American ...