Before civilian statutes and corporate hotlines, two young Rhode Island naval officers in 1777 risked career and liberty to expose war-time misconduct. They became America’s first whistle-blowers, and ...

Singing 'Church & State,' 'Saturday Night Live' music guest Brandi Carlile recited a letter by Thomas Jefferson, along with musically referencing U2.

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied the inequalities of enslavement.

A new exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution, The Declaration’s Journey, traces the history of the Declaration of Independence.

More than 1,000 Carnegie libraries across the U.S., including 17 in Maine, will receive the money to mark the country's 250th ...

I have recently read the text of our Declaration of Independence from British rule and King George. Included in the document ...

Cincinnati collections house books bound in human skin. The books gained the attention of John Hancock and George Washington.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett talked about this founding document and how it differs from the U.S. Constitution.

The Bellevue Avenue Branch of Montclair Public Library opened in 1914 with a $40,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.

Located just 14 miles inland from New Hampshire’s modest but mighty coastline, Exeter offers the perfect escape from whatever metropolitan madness you’re fleeing. The moment your tires hit Water ...

Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams Fanfare has acquired world rights to debut author-illustrator Christina L. Chan's middle grade graphic novel series, Alex Dweeby and the Wild Wetlands. Alex Dweeby, a ...

Lately I’ve been reading articles that claim the reason Trump won the election is because voters saw him as authentic. You ...