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

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

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

When devising the executive branch of government in 1789 the founding fathers of the American constitution were anxious to avoid creating an all-powerful monarch like the English king from whom they ...

1898-1902: Spanish-American War U.S. victories against Spain lead to the Treaty of Paris, which establishes the independence of Cuba, and cedes Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.. The U.S. also ...

On this day, Jan 2, 1920, recruitment began for the Black and Tans, Britain’s unofficial auxiliary army during the Irish War of Independence. The Black and Tans first arrived in Ireland on March ...

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