Students at Nipmuc Regional High School recently got a rare opportunity to view two handwritten copies of the Declaration of ...

Retired Magistrate Judge James Cott recounts a tour he recently took at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in ...

Moreover, the accusations that Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and their Declaration co-authors leveled against King George were that he was in violation of Britain’s unwritten Constitution.

America250.org worked with the White House Historical Association, which, since 1981, has sold a popular Christmas tree ...

It’s hard to believe, but in nine months the United States of America will observe its 250th birthday. What a privilege it ...

By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how ...

By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how ...

America's history is rich in both the violation and vitalization of our First Amendment.  From the movements that shaped the ...

Credit - Universal History Archive— Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American ...

A commemorative Christmas tree ornament has been unveiled to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday next year. It features the Declaration of Independence, which was signed on July 4, 1776 to ...