Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its radicalism is taking on a fresh charge. By Jennifer Schuessler The Declaration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Declaration of Independence did more than assert the Colonies' independence from Britain. iStock/Getty Images Plus A crowd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor's Note: This article is part of Native News Online's America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land initiative. As the United ...

July 4, 1776, was not the beginning of America’s struggle for independence—and it was far from the end. July 4, 2026, is a big day in the history of the United States of America. As America250, the US ...

It was telling that the last pop culture sensation to tackle the American Revolution—the 2015 musical Hamilton—felt that the best way to make the nation’s founding legible to modern audiences was to ...

In the 50 years since the bicentennial, the last major celebration of the nation’s birth, our knowledge of the American Revolution has radically expanded. The founding fathers remain the central ...

Historians deal in secular truths. Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not. Still, some occurrences are so improbable they can make it hard to believe that we’re ...

The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution it launched were unique because they were focused on ...

Soldiers in Revolutionary War uniforms participate in a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday in Washington June 14, 2025. Credit: OSV News photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters. What ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - A new monument honoring soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and later settled in Jefferson County was unveiled during a ceremony Tuesday night. The project was ...

It was 250 years ago, on July 4, 1776, when the Founding Fathers of the United States of America signed the Declaration of Independence. Extraordinarily, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died 50 ...