The Recorder is featuring a weekly series every Saturday over the next year on the founding of this nation leading up to the ...

Girl Scouts singing folk songs, a flag-waving party and a Times Square ball drop are among the planned Semiquincentennial ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, an auction in New York will feature rare items that trace the ...

Among the highlights is a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence produced in New Hampshire by ...

From the American Freedom Train and a Bicentennial Wagon Train to stars and stripes and everything red, white and blue.

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country ...

American history is filled with dramatic stories, legendary figures, and incredible events that have been repeated so often ...

Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country.

Both Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City and Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island will have new programs and events this year.

"This event reminds us that Milford's history is not only one of sacrifice, but of humanity," Mayor Richard Smith said.

Exclusive: some staff claim the theme is ‘in poor taste’ following a rise in flag-hoisting across the UK An internal row has broken out within the British Museum over its director’s suggestion of a ...