At 250, the Declaration of Independence still sparks hard questions in class

Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...

Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity

July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America’s founding endures, controversy colors how the revolution is taught across the United States. From ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Everyone Remembers Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. But His Forgotten Race to Secure a Trove of Documents Reveals How Government Records Helped Win the War

During the American Revolution, both the British and the patriots fought to keep sensitive papers out of enemy hands ...