Even when Kinney's "family didn’t have a lot of money,” the author said he always bought his sons something to read ...

A Revolutionary War massacre in what is now the Bronx reveals how the Stockbridge Mohicans fought for American liberty — and ...

By marking the bicentennial in 2026 rather than 2025, we are celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on ...

Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776 as an argument for independence. Americans across the political spectrum have ...

The Alltech Celebration of Song was inspired by Dr. Pearce Lyons’ dream of bringing a Brazilian tradition to Kentucky.

On Dec. 31, 1975, when revelers gathered for the Pottsville Assembly at the Necho Allen Hotel, they ushered in the nation’s 200th birthday, or Bicentennial. On Wednesday, 50 years later, people ...

Ken Burns, in his documentary on the American Revolution, said one thing about Joseph Warren: he was killed at Bunker Hill. That’s an understatement. Dr. Joseph Warren, born on June 11, 1741, in ...

Dec. 9, 2025, marks an important anniversary in the lead-up to our country’s upcoming Semiquincentennial: The Battle of Great Bridge.

An exhibition at the National Museum of the United States Army tells the stories of soldiers in the American Revolution ...

Salem Poor, a Black soldier, was singled out for his bravery in one of the first clashes of the American Revolution, but his ...

As the days of December grow shorter, all minds turn to the NFL playoffs and who made the final 12 in college football. But there are two other major events that take place during the month: The ...

When it came to breaking news, eighteenth-century information networks were susceptible to some of the same problems as modern-day media. Even as redcoats and minute men clashed on April 19, 1775, ...