It was with good reason that Lincoln, as devoted a student of the Declaration of Independence as any American president—with the possible exception of its author, Thomas Jefferson—pointed to the ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, the “shot heard round the world” began the American Revolution. As we ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

ARGENTINA’s journey to independence, declared 209 years ago, was a defining moment in the broader Latin American struggle for ...

After years of escalating tension between his majesty George III’s government and American colonial leaders, a Revolutionary War had begun in April 1775. More provocations and tension followed. By the ...

In a quiet nook of the Clinton County Historical Association, President Geri Favreau strategizes how to get stakeholders, residents, young and mature, excited and actively engaged in America250. “We ...

The Fourth of July brings fireworks, celebrations, and community, but veterans want people to remember the true meaning ...

On July 4, while Americans gathered to celebrate the Declaration of Independence, the founding document that proclaimed liberty yet did not extend it to all, our 47th president chose this symbolic day ...

This weekend marks the countdown for America’s Semiquincentennial that will be celebrated across the United States on July 4, 2026. This seven-syllable tongue twister and one of the most obscure ...

The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

As Americans proudly and loudly commemorated the historical signing of the Declaration of Independence from the autocratic ...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...