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A contemporary look at a historic moment, REV FEST 250 tells the story of the American Revolution from multiple perspectives—patriots, loyalists and those caught in between. Through reenactments, ...
Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...
America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s ...
The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...
A massive digitization and artificial intelligence platform gives free access to multiple historic archives and thousands of documents.
The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...
The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...
At each major crossroad in America’s history — the Revolutionary War, the westward migration, the Civil War, the Great ...
The Ohio History Connection is mapping patriots’ gravesites, in hope of better preserving them across the state.
Some exhibits and events are already underway in Providence and Newport to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...
Thomas Jefferson listened in anguish as the other members of the Continental Congress edited his draft of the Declaration of ...
Washington, D.C., hosted a joint birthday parade for President Donald Trump, 79, and the U.S. Army, age 250, on June 14.