William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

The Riverside-based artist has designed a delightfully detailed sheet of 20 Forever stamps, in honor of the Postal Service’s ...

War, even the American Revolution, is the health of the state because it is almost impossible to avoid fighting a war on ...

Independence Day has again brought to top of mind the first tier of our nation’s leaders, namely George Washington, Ben ...

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

Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago on July 5th, the Olive ...

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

The festival includes Revolutionary-era military encampments, musters, and re-enactments, as well as demonstrations of ...

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

A large crowd gathered at Washington's Headquarters at Morristown National Historical Park on Friday, July 4, to hear the ...

In early July 1774, a pivotal meeting in Charleston laid crucial groundwork for South Carolina's eventual declaration of independence from Great Britain. This " ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...