South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in ...

The nation’s capital resided in Pennsylvania before Washington, D.C. However, just where in the state depends on the criteria ...

Jefferson, who has been called “the apostle of liberty,” delivered some of the most impassioned criticisms of slavery in the ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain.

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...