How many of these Declaration of Independence facts do you know? As the 4th of July nears, Americans may be curious about the ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...

While John Adams called for a declaration of independence in the Continental ... another English declaration of war, the French had been supporting the American army in secret.

America’s fight for independence from the British Crown began on April 19, 1775, and officially ended on Sept 3, 1783.

It’s a celebration for the centuries as Massachusetts commemorates 250 years of its central role in American independence.

In his first version of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote a scathing indictment of King George for promoting slavery in the New World. The other delegates eventually removed ...

The local visits are part of a 13-month, 24-state “Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour” that kicked off last August in ...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex ... Both collections were rooted in a profound ...