The 13 colonies were all part of the British Empire, but they had many differences, from the colonists' views on religious freedom to how they educated their children.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks about his ambitions for buying Greenland from Denmark and retaking the Panama Canal ...

Even before 1960, when seventeen countries in Africa gained independence in a single year, American diplomats had identified ...

Forensics labs need Americans with 18th-century ancestral ties to the states of Maryland, Delaware or North Carolina to come ...

Sotheby's is offering a rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, with a high estimate of $4 million.

Trump wants to take Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st state and retake the Panama Canal, threats reflecting his ...

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently ...

"The American Revolution" from Ken Burns will debut on PBS Sunday, November 16. It airs for six consecutive nights.

The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country's founding and its War for ...

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year ...

A fascinating new photography project takes viewers on a poignant journey through African American material culture, using ...

Submitted by the Bedford Minuteman Company The Bedford Minuteman Company kicked off 2025 by representing Bedford at the 249th ...