The design did not include a turkey. The phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” or “Out of Many, One,” was the only piece of their ...

Celebrating the birth of their branch of the armed services is the theme for the specialty uniforms being worn in the 126th Army-Navy Game.

George Washington’s portrait The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the ...

In a bid to quell the growing revolution, Virginia’s royal governor tried a new strategy. He issued an emancipation proclamation to free slaves if they joined the British.

Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen will square off in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium for the 126th Army-Navy Game, ...

America250.org worked with the White House Historical Association, which, since 1981, has sold a popular Christmas tree ...

When the nonprofit organization planning America's 250th birthday celebrations decided it wanted an ornament to commemorate that milestone in history, its leadership knew just where to turn ...

The Continental Congress chose Philadelphia due to the city’s rivers, thinkers, and battles, and the city became the heart of ...

The Yazoo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution members attended the 134th Continental Congress held in Washington, D C this past summer. Those attending included Cathryn Cartwright Leal ...

Flagged for content: U.S. Rep. Dave Taylor’s office is drawing fire after an image circulated online showing an American flag with a swastika pinned on a cubicle wall behind a Taylor staffer during a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WHSV) - 250 years ago on Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Congress green-lit the first U.S. Naval Force, the precursor to the U.S. Navy. The Continental Naby was formally organized in ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - While meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress established a committee to create a Navy on Oct. 13, 1775. The committee prepared an estimate of expense and contracts to ...