Washington, commissioned by Congress as commander in chief of all American armed forces in June 1775, saw an opportunity. He ...

The manifesto leaned heavily on Isaac Newton’s theories in making a case for independence, and fellow founders drew on the ...

They fired muskets. They built redoubts. In 1775 the once disparate colonies took up arms against British domination.

It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth reengaging with the document whose ...

Americans have long imagined that they set off a global age of revolt. Seen within the era’s wider wars of empire, the story looks rather different.

Today, July 4, marks the 249 th birthday of the United States of America. That puts America 365 days from the big 250, a pretty good run for something as temporary-sounding as the “American Experiment ...

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration made soon after July 4, 1776. By Jennifer Schuessler Before the Declaration ...

The countdown to the 250th anniversary of America’s independence has begun, and museums are already lining up celebrations to mark the milestone. Far from empty flag-waving exercises, these ...

The American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire, is expanding its mission and changing its name to the American Independence Center. Previously focused on the Revolutionary era, the center ...

An unemployed Prussian drillmaster named Baron von Steuben clutches his (largely fabricated) letters of recommendation as he awaits a job interview in Pennsylvania. Molly Brant, a Haudenosaunee ...

The story of the American Revolution is often framed as a heroic win over the British government. Brave colonists persevered through horrors like the Boston Massacre to overcome the tyrannical King ...