On January 14, 1784, the Second Continental Congress ratified the decisive Treaty of Paris—the binding accord that ended the Revolutionary War, secured ...
Andrew Jack in his discussion with Ken Burns (“We don’t grasp our history”, Film, Arts, December 29) about his new ...
The monarch allegedly said the U.K. would follow the U.S. in its "muscular return to colonialism” amid Venezuela and ...
As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...
Thomas Paine’s writing continued to support the Revolution, but once it reached a favorable conclusion, Paine returned to ...
The US’ independence and Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations both complete 250 years in 2026, and hold fascinating insights on the ...
The United States is a relatively young country, speaking in the grander scope of things. That said, it is a […] ...
On 1777, General George Washington and his battle-hardened Continental Army secured a decisive victory over the formidable British garrison at ...
Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia — the same place where the ...
A new Ken Burns documentary highlights Rhode Island's significant contributions to the American Revolution. Key figures like ...
Despite internet fantasies about the violent conquests of the "Manifest Destiny" era, the truth is that most of America’s ...
From the Declaration of Independence to the rise of Donald Trump, we assess America’s complicated relationship with its ...