A Man Full of Trouble is Philadelphia’s last remaining example of colonial bar culture that birthed the American Revolution.

General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...

The geographies of upward mobility show U.S. regions that emphasize investments in the common good over economic libertarianism do better ...

In July 4, 1777 the Sons of Liberty set fireworks off over Boston Common and in Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Evening Post wrote “at night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and ...

The 13 British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

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

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Events have been scaled back or called off entirely out of an abundance of caution amid ramped up immigration enforcement ...

Yorktown, where the decisive battle of the American Revolution was fought, completes what’s known as the “Historic Triangle” of Virginia. Together, these three sites tell the comprehensive story of ...

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, lies just a short drive away and provides insight into the ...

If you’re looking for a city that runs like a well-oiled machine, you might want to pack your bags for Provo, Utah. This year, a notable trend has emerged: cities in Republican-led states dominate the ...