The U.S. Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776. What America 250 events ...

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political ...

Buy Photo This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, or, more accurately, Breed's Hill, ...

The American vision has a high degree of tolerance for inequality and a robust commitment to individual liberty, because in the American revolutionary tradition, the pursuit of happiness is an ...

Figures from every corner of politics have used the hall for events and rallies, amplifying the legend “that this is where the idea of American liberty is born.” ...

Roxana Saberi felt like she was back behind bars in Tehran. As she watched Israel’s bombing of Evin prison, the notorious ...

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

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

Wet weather didn't postpone patriotic spirits Saturday when the Custom House Maritime Museum and Museum of Old Newbury ...

That led to economic hardship. To put that in context, the federal funds rate peaked at nearly 20% in 1980-’81 (it’s currently between 4.25% and 4.5%).