Long before the Declaration of Independence was signed, tensions between the colonies and Great Britain were already boiling ...

A new exhibition at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, in Philadelphia, spotlights the little-known wartime contributions of the Jews of St. Eustatius Groundbreaking DNA Analysis ...

Philadelphia honors the Declaration of Independence with an exhibit showcasing rare artifacts and historical insights as the ...

George Washington visited Rhode Island four times, and during one of those trips, he helped shape the United States into the ...

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In today’s news briefing, learn about what went down at last night’s governor’s forum, a historic home hitting the market ...

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Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian secretary under pressure from the White House, organized an exhibit exploring America’s ...

Slavery was neither central to America’s founding nor the primary source of the country’s subsequent prosperity. Yet both ...

Sky News' Paul Murray will present a new, one-hour documentary: "Trump's America: 250 Years in the Making", exploring the ...

George Washington stayed in many homes during the Revolution. One estate, the Dey mansion in New Jersey, still stands today.

A descendant of Betsy Ross is donating her sewing table to her house in Philadelphia and taking a historic journey of his own ...