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In July 1776, Congress proclaimed independence—and George Washington prepared an army to defend it. Read More

In 1976 Boston saw the bicentennial celebrations of the United States as an opportunity to revitalise the city. Read More

Former Navy officer and author Ray Deptula explains what the American Revolution can still teach Americans about political division, war and... Read More

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire,... Read More

Soldiers of Irish heritage accounted for up to 50 percent of the Continental Army's ranks. Driven from their homeland by British oppression,... Read More

The American Revolutionary War or American War of Independence (1775–1783) began as a crisis within the... Read More

The abolitionist movement transformed Pennsylvania’s State House Bell into the Liberty Bell in the mid-19th century. Read More

On July 6, 1776, John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, sent Gen. George Washington, then with his army... Read More

In the 250 years since the founding, only eight people have been granted honorary citizenship in the American Republic. Some, such as the... Read More

How progressives hurt the economy Read More

The pivot of Patton’s Third Army in December 1944 is typically framed as a masterpiece of impulsive genius—a commander reacting... Read More

Modern military planners warn of conflict in the unforgiving, claustrophobic environments of the world's cities. The contemporary defense... Read More

American combat photographers captured indelible images of the war, but their contributions to the historical record usually went... Read More

The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a young girl’s... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we widen the lens on one of the famous figures who contributed to the birth of the United States of... Read More

Historians Jane Calvert and Jonathan Gienapp guide us through the drafting, debates, and compromises behind the Articles of Confederation. Read More

What does the Constitution mean to me? That’s a question writer and actor Heidi Schreck asked herself years ago, when she started... Read More

Where DID George Washington come from, and what was he like? How DID he come to take on such a pivotal role in the American Revolution? And,... Read More

7 Essential American History Documentaries for America’s 250th Anniversary, Michael Foust - Read breaking news headlies with a Christian... Read More

In this sweeping work, Sven Beckert demonstrates that far from being a European-centric system, capitalism had a global origin. Capitalism,... Read More

From Troy to Ithaca, where are the real-life places that Odysseus could have visited on his long journey home in Homer’s “The Odyssey”? Read More

In July 1983, Clash of Loyalties was screened for the first – and almost last – time. In 2020, its producer told the BBC about... Read More

Soon, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. As the day approaches, we can look back at the commemorations of four milestone... Read More

Americans treated the Declaration as a relic…until these leaders reclaimed it Read More

Archaeologists are uncovering new Revolutionary War secrets at battlefields across America, from Bunker Hill to Camden, as the nation marks... Read More

The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was intially a rebellion carried out by the Thirteen Colonies of British... Read More

The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many... Read More

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, many Americans are reflecting on the revolution’s... Read More

Creedal nation, English offshoot, Christian country—28 thinkers debate America’s origin. Read More

The Founding Father anticipated “Pomp and Parade” to mark America’s birthday. But he didn’t think it would happen... Read More

The American Revolution was won not just by ideals and armies, but by the strategic trade networks of a small Caribbean port. Read More

We Americans should be proud of the ideals that guided our war of independence and the creation of our republic Read More

This list of 250 events looks beyond the standard timeline of turning points to spotlight the moments—both famous and... Read More

Two hundred and fifty years ago, 13 colonies fought to become the founding states of a new nation. Each of them is intrinsic to the story of... Read More

Impress your friends at this year’s Fourth of July party with these five surprisingly true stories from American history. Read More

Can you sort 25 historical events — before getting three wrong answers? Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More