The story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

When the Declaration was signed in 1776, it marked 13 distinct rebellions across separate colonies.

Personal freedom should always be coupled with the responsibility to fight for the freedoms of everyone else in our ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Freedom in Christ calls on us to freely exercise “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control,” for the good of God and others.

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the ...

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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

In 1775, life went on normally for most though a revolution was coming. Columnist joe Holley says Americans today have a duty ...