Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

A quote of the day serves as a daily highlighted line of wisdom chosen to inspire, teach, or encourage reflection. Reading ...

Reagan helped make Paine palatable to both parties, Kaye said. When Congress approved a memorial in 1992, supporters ranged ...

Tomorrow, a ceremony on the border of New York and Massachusetts will commemorate the 250th anniversary of one of the ...

Kansas City will the first city, in an eight-city tour, to exhibit multiple historic documents related to the founding of the ...

Jews funded the American Revolution-and why that truth matters now. Reminder that religious freedom in America was not ...

Yellowed by time and brown around the edges, the four- by-seven-inch booklet titled “Regulation for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” helped transform the Continental Army ...

From the American Freedom Train and a Bicentennial Wagon Train to stars and stripes and everything red, white and blue.

If ever there was a mouthful of something, that word must be it. Since there is no way I want to try and spell the word more ...