In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The conservative-leaning Supreme Court has allowed the United States to deport eight migrants being held at a military base ...

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...

Two hundred forty-nine years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress, declaring the American colonies ...

Let us take a solemn vow this Independence Day to teach our children, our grandchildren, and anyone else s children who will ...

President Donald Trump kicked off a year-long celebration for the 250th anniversary of United States independence with a visit to Iowa on Thursday.

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

And again. For those readers with sharp eyes, the realization will dawn that exactly a year ago, for the July 4th celebration, this space was devoted to a review of a favorite childhood classic of ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Revolutionary War Begins (1775): Tensions escalated, leading to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, which marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.

PLATTSBURGH — The Valcour Battle Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will present a reenactment of the public reading of the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. July 5 in Veterans Park on ...

Documenting history For “ The American Revolution,” a documentary series that will air on PBS beginning Nov. 16, we relied heavily on the memories of the men and women who experienced the war.