Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State today announced that the State House will once again be open ...

As Anderson tells us in her ... war for independence. Filled with immersive detail, expert delineations of complex characters, and both harsh and loving reality, “Rebellion 1776” provides ...

Most places in the US celebrate the Fourth of July with elaborate fireworks and massive barbecues, but some Alaska residents ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

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The Lewes Tulip Festival is underway for the month of April. The first town in the first state is abloom with the color of ...

In 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston. The Boston area marks Evacuation Day along ... sales to the United States.

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History is meant to be debated and revised. Professional historians engage in rigorous discussions within scholarly ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England ... a national holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to be a free and independent nation.

Although the official Semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence takes place a little ...