Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

Discover comprehensive information about Connecticut, including its iconic flag, detailed map, diverse geography, rich ...

The actual details of history demonstrate noble, freedom-loving motivations in the U.S. founders that went far beyond any economic interest or concern.

To teach the new generation about the importance of the First Amendment, federalism, or the separation of powers, we must ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

And in the 1990s, Disney had a particularly zany idea of how to tell the story of America — one that set off a culture war as ...

Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. Her book explores why we've come to basically equate ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

Both Colonial Williamsburg & the college’s archaeological teams discovered new finds related to the original Bray School.

Black Americans’, our’ relationship to this annual holiday has always been fraught. In 1852, nearly a century after the ...