From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

What did the American Revolution look like? As the United States hurtles toward the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding on July 4, 1776, certain subjects seem to dominate the iconography of ...

The July Fourth Independence Day Celebration on the National Mall in Washington kicks off Friday morning with the annual ...

Stream Season 6 now with KPBS Passport! David Rubenstein’s skillful questioning of acclaimed writers like Robert A. Caro, Ron ...

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that that laid the foundation ...

Donald Trump was elected to secure the border and deport the millions of immigrants who have entered our country illegally, ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

WARSAW — As we start a new month, here are some holidays, trivia and events centered around July.

One year from now, you will not be able to turn around without receiving notice of America’s Semiquincentennial jubilee. The jollity of the occasion will not change the fact that ...

Two historic copies of the Declaration of Independence are on display temporarily inside the New Hampshire State House, where ...

William Kennedy's Albany Trilogy, with "Legs," "Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game," "Ironweed," joins the Library of America's ...

You don’t have to wait until July 4 to see fireworks in Boston. The Harborfest display will begin at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, ...