As we approach America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many people will want to hit ...

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

America's independence was declared by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. So what's significant about the 4th? That's when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. But the luster of that ...

It was an emotional and very patriotic celebration of America at the Air & Space Museum on Independence Day. The 3rd Annual National Celebration of America Ceremony began with the unveiling of the ...

Everyone knows that 4 July marks Independence Day. From the Founding Fathers to the Declaration of Independence, the date has achieved mythical status for many Americans. Yet despite its huge ...

(Matt McClain/The Washington Post) In that exchange, the paradox of America’s founding ... document and the fight for independence. Like many political leaders of many ages, Jefferson’s motivations ...

"These are the times that try men’s souls," Thomas Paine wrote near the end of the turbulent, fear-filled year of 1776. It was the soul of a woman, however, that defiantly withstood the weight of the ...

George Taylor was the Founding Father who earned his keep in America by sweating over hot coals. He arrived in Pennsylvania from Ireland in 1736, an indentured servant to an iron foundry owner who ...

My son came downstairs this morning to wish me very happy on George Washington's birthday. He knows, of course, that's not today—Washington was born on February 22, and we celebrate on the third ...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) New England Area Conference Administrator Michael Curry speaks at a press conference about this summer's upcoming 114th NAACP ...

Lake State Railway has introduced a special paint scheme one of its SD70M locomotives to celebrate the upcoming 250th ...