The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags ...

We see things that would be familiar to our Revolutionary predecessors — the silencing of critics, the disappearing people ...

British Regulars fire on New England colonial militia ... it was essential that the colonies, and the world, understand who had fired first,” Schiff said. "Adams was convinced that the Lexington ...

The rebellious colonies squabbled among themselves. But as New England and the United States ... patriotism transcends the routine symbolism of flag-waving and standing for the National Anthem.

British Regulars fire on New England colonial militia during a reenactment ... it was essential that the colonies, and the world, understand who had fired first," Schiff said.

Here are three recent graphic novels that can help us to remember resistance against slavery. They follow in the footsteps of ...

Donald Trump isn’t the first U.S. president to consider taking land from Denmark. What did the U.S. want last time and why?

The Danish West Indies became the U.S. Virgin Islands for $25 million in gold and on March 31, 1917, the American flag goes up on the ... strategic. New world powers were emerging then, trade ...

Millions of people were abducted from West Africa and forcibly trafficked to the Americas over the 400 years of the ...

In both the Colonies and in France ... he had been shocked by the egalitarian behavior of New England officers and men: they actually fraternized! "[O]fficers of the Massachusetts part of the ...

The United States is a relatively young country, but there are plenty of historical places in America where you can lear ...