W hen America’s Founders wrote the declaration that gave birth to the new nation, they began by saying that “a decent respect ...

According to the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, from 1798 to 1921 the birthday of the Corps had been celebrated in July. On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved a bill that recreated the ...

The Recorder is featuring a weekly series every Saturday over the next year on the founding of this nation leading up to the ...

There’s a new exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, “The Declaration’s Journey,” and yes, of ...

ABILENE - The Public Library in Abilene, has announced of receiving a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York ...

Musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed The Stars and Stripes Forever march at Old South Meeting House on Monday, offering a taste of the July 4, 2026 celebration on the Charles River ...

When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, hesitated and then fled. Years later he returned to power and became president.

Fulton County event planners are at a stage similar to the nation’s founders just after July 4, 1776: They’ve just declared ...

More than 50 tall ships will sail up the Hudson River on July 4, 2026, for America’s 250th, with Bergen County offering prime ...

With the exception of John Quincy Adams, no other son of a Founder rose to his father’s stature. The unluckiest of all may ...

Karl Rove says that we’re focused on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence because it is “What Made America Great” (op-ed, July 3). Fair enough, but without June 17, 1775, there ...