The new Walt Disney animatronic won’t be forced to evict the Abe Lincoln animatronic from the Disneyland Opera House thanks ...

The initial marking of the historic spot came in the late 1890s, in conjuction with the building of a new City Hall. The ...

Independence Day has again brought to top of mind the first tier of our nation’s leaders, namely George Washington, Ben ...

Have you ever wondered why we observe America’s birthday on July 4? Sure, the Declaration of Independence was famously ...

Discover the spirit of America at Cincinnati's Eden Park, where Cincinnatians gather for a public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

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 response to a recent CoPo column about John Adams Academy Douglas County (JAADC), columnist Paula Noonan’s opinion piece ...

By the 1700s, discontent had boiled over. Britain taxed the colonies for sugar, tea and alcohol. American anger rose with ...

The Death Of John Adams On July 4, 1826 Americans celebrated the Fourth of July in 1826 as the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson lived long enough to ...

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

Dutton, $35 (288p) ISBN 978-0-593-47214-9 This zippy biography from Randall (The Founders’ Fortunes) resituates John Hancock as the forgotten impresario of the American Revolution.

For the 249th time, Americans are getting ready to haul out the hot dogs and fire up the fireworks for the nation’s big ...