As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark ...

The Revolution was one of the most important historical events of the past 2,000 years. It established the world’s most ...

Most Americans, however, will associate America’s 250th with Philadelphia on Independence Day 2026. Though unfair to all the ...

Jefferson and Adams ensured that the Declaration captured the hearts of Americans with different religious sensibilities.

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

This Fourth of July was the 249th Independence Day celebration for the nation we call the United States of America.

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

At Monticello, we talked to Ken Burns, who was giving a preview of his upcoming PBS documentary on the American Revolution.

Forgive me, I’m on a movie kick. I wrote about the 50th anniversary of Jaws last week. Besides, for this holiday column, I ...