The Continental Congress’s success in negotiating a military alliance with France was pivotal to the colonies’ successful ...

ARLINGTON — Should the colonies declare independence from Great Britain? That was the issue hotly debated Saturday, April 12 at Arlington Memorial High School. Six debate teams of two members each, ...

"In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by the policies of ...

The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. The Declaration explained why the 13 colonies at ...

The Declaration of Independence is up for sale, but it will cost more than most of us can afford. Despite this, the edition ...

THIS IS A WDSU EDITORIAL WITH PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER MIKE NEELY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 248 YEARS AGO, 13 COLONIES DECLARED INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND. A LITTLE MORE ...

The Declaration of Independence contains language that is harmful to Native Americans and perpetuates stereotypes, and it is ...

Newspapers on the eve of the Revolutionary War -- The long odds against American unity in the 1770s -- The "shot heard round the world" revisited -- "Britain has found means to unite us" -- A rolling ...

NEW YORK – Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of American ...