This might seem like a bad time to be talking about the wonders of American democracy. The world’s most powerful nation is ...
As communities across the United States commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, St. Johnsbury’s ...
Michael Scurr, a volunteer at Britain’s National Archives, has discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence. He found it while cataloging 18th-century documents. The document is one ...
Most Americans know that the members of the Continental Congress pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America ...
The hotter the weather, the more fireworks Noah McNamee says he sells in the parking lot of a grocery store in Kanawha County. He expects hundreds of customers ...
Trump has frequently railed against NATO and its members, accusing them of not spending enough on defense and relying on the ...
In the Declaration of Independence, a chief complaint was that King George III “affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.” George Washington himself worried about ...
Take a multimedia tour of four still-functioning agricultural heirlooms — some of which predate the country’s founding ...
This year's Independence Day isn't just another holiday weekend. July 4, 2026, will mark 250 years since the signing of the ...
As America turns 250, we should be filled with gratitude and the determination to preserve what has made this nation ...